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Uncrewed escorts can restore a screen for RFA ships

Uncrewed vessels can perform lower-tier escort work once assigned to sloops, frigates, and escort destroyers around valuable crewed auxiliaries.

Convoy EscortForce StructureHybrid FleetRoyal Fleet AuxiliaryUncrewed Systems
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Question

Could uncrewed ships provide escorts for Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels?

Short answer

Yes. They can fill the lower-tier sloop and escort-destroyer role around crewed auxiliaries and warships.

Notes

Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships and high-end warships remain crewed in this model, while uncrewed vessels take on routine screening duties. Drones revive the numerous sloop and escort-destroyer layer that protected valuable ships in the Second World War. The division preserves people for complex ships while rebuilding escort depth around logistics vessels.