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Post by zedfifty on Sept 11, 2020 4:09:17 GMT -6
No, I do mean the mothball fleet, but rather the mixed active/reserve complement Reserve Fleets seen in Rule the Waves. Obviously, the USN with its six-month deployments need all their ships in AF, but what about the European and Asian navies?Is such a crewing scheme even possible with today's ships? Apparently, Kennedy CV-67's time as a Reserve Force carrier in the 1990s was a boondoggle.
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Post by oldpop2000 on Sept 11, 2020 14:13:32 GMT -6
No, I do mean the mothball fleet, but rather the mixed active/reserve complement Reserve Fleets seen in Rule the Waves. Obviously, the USN with its six-month deployments need all their ships in AF, but what about the European and Asian navies?Is such a crewing scheme even possible with today's ships? Apparently, Kennedy CV-67's time as a Reserve Force carrier in the 1990s was a boondoggle. The reserve fleet is actually called the "mothballed fleet". The reserve fleet has two such fleets. One on the Atlantic and one on the Pacific. There are five categories ranging from cat B which are prioritized and updated depending on funding, C which are ships maintained as-is, D which are ships waiting for planned usage, X stricken ships and awaiting disposal. Finally, there are Z cats, those are nuclear- powered and related, awaiting disposal. These two reserve fleets were established in 1912. They are at different bases on both coasts.
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Post by zedfifty on Sept 12, 2020 1:37:02 GMT -6
Apparently Kennedy was supposed to have an 80/20 active/reserve crew mix in the 90s, but still go on six month deployments. No wonder she broke down quickly. apps.dtic.mil/sti/citations/ADA283475
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