Sweden's enlarged fleet prompts a proposal to remove some ships. Within the game's accounting, completed hulls no longer require construction output, but their crews still consume manpower. That continuing demand matters for Sweden's limited recruitment pool. Pruning the navy is therefore considered as a way to release personnel.
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An oversized fleet competes for Sweden's limited personnel
A proposal to prune an enlarged Swedish navy exposes manpower as the fleet's continuing cost even when ships require no further industrial spending.