The campaign compares territorial holdings before turning to the resources behind two enormous allied fleets. Britain has 1,286 hulls against 617 American ships, but the American fleet has greater total tonnage because it contains more battleships, battlecruisers, heavy cruisers, and light cruisers, while Britain fields more destroyers and submarines. Crew pools, naval and army budgets, home and overseas population, and army strength add further dimensions to the comparison. These statistics describe fictional campaign states for Britain and the United States. Hull count, displacement, personnel, budgets, industrial replacement, and fleet mix answer different questions, and the cruiser gap prompts another British heavy-cruiser order.
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Ship count, tonnage, and crews tell different fleet stories
Comparing two enormous navies shows why total hulls, displacement, crew demand, budgets, and ship-type mix must be read together.