The convoy example ends with a subtle Royal Navy design and leadership point. An older battleship lacked the speed to chase a modern enemy, so its commander could not easily abandon the convoy for a seemingly attractive engagement. A King George V or modernized Queen Elizabeth might create exactly that temptation in a service that cultivated aggression. Force assignment could compensate for predictable excesses in command culture.
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Old battleships can enforce convoy mission discipline
A slow older battleship could guard a convoy without tempting an aggressive commander to abandon it in pursuit of a faster enemy.