Future fleet design is treated as a problem of national circumstance. The comparison separates what each service is likely to do from an argument about what it should do. History supplies the test for whether proposed force structures fit a country's enduring geography, resources, and alliances. This method keeps the comparison focused on sustainable national choices rather than an unrestricted wish list.
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Using history to compare future fleets
The comparison is rooted in each navy's strategic setting, historical habits, and political constraints rather than a wish list of ships.