The fleet plan separates presence duties from decisive combat power. Older battleships and other ships keep order in dispersed stations, while battlecruisers and torpedo boats are reserved to destroy an opponent willing to fight. A tiny crew pool qualifies the headline ship count because hulls still require trained personnel before they become usable strength. The comparison with older Royal Navy battleships in the Mediterranean shows how superseded ships can still secure secondary theatres and communications. The claimed two-power standard therefore depends on staffing both distributed policing forces and a concentrated battle force.
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A two-power standard built from old ships and a strike force
Older battleships maintain worldwide order while battlecruisers and torpedo boats form the fleet's concentrated fighting force, though a small crew pool limits usable strength.