Capable equipment and committed personnel still need fleet-level training before they can maneuver and fight as a coherent unit. Congressional limits on training are presented as the reason American battleships reached the Grand Fleet without enough gunnery and formation experience. Equipment quality and personal commitment could not substitute for crews learning to operate together under demanding conditions. The large interwar fleet problems offer the kind of realistic, repeated exercise needed to turn material strength into readiness.
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Why ships and crews still require fleet training
The arrival of American battleships with limited practice supports a broader warning that cutting exercises can leave good ships and personnel operationally unready.