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Why tankers also need escort ships

A tanker-building proposal receives a simple condition: provide an escort with it.

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Question

What is wrong with building a tanker?

Short answer

Nothing, provided the fleet also builds an escort ship to protect it.

Notes

Building a tanker is welcome, provided an escort is built with it. The objection concerns providing protection for the tanker alongside the additional hull.