Roughly a million tons of ships are in construction or repair, so the production timeline matters more than the nominal total. A group due to finish in one month is expected to relieve the construction pressure and appear at Portsmouth. Their arrival will materially reinforce the force facing France, which makes completion date and basing as important as the size of the program. The campaign view ties industrial throughput and repair work to the fleet a commander can actually use in a theatre.
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Construction and repair timing shapes theatre strength
A million tons tied up in construction and repair are assessed by completion date and arrival port, showing why nominal fleet size is not the same as immediately available strength.