An order for roughly eighteen additional submarines takes the fleet beyond 260 boats in service. The aim is to place some submarine protection at every imperial port instead of concentrating the force in a few bases. That distribution turns a large inventory into a widespread sea-denial and port-defense network. Within the campaign, the boats warn opponents that a war would face surface sea control and underwater opposition throughout the imperial system.
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Distributing more than 260 submarines across imperial ports
An order for roughly eighteen more boats pushes the fleet beyond 260 submarines, enough to give every imperial port an underwater defense and reinforce the threat of rapid sea control.