BAF Dunkirks

[pbrione]

Well, according to our official BAF RP, each of the 8 stationary battleships are the Headquaters of the 8 "Great Fleets", with each one being commanded by one of the 11 Admirals of the Admiralty Board.

Therefore it would make perfect sense for our 3 Admirals (including Andrew Stuart) at least to hold command onboard one of the 8 BSs, as technically the rank of generic "Admiral" isn't supposed to exist in the BAF - they have to be "Admiral of the Essex Great Fleet" or "Admiral of the New London Planetary Fleet."

The Fleet Admiral would either be stationed on the Harlow, where the Admiralty Board sits, or more likely onboard the mobile Pendragon Flagship (though other senior officers could fly the Pendragon in the Fleet Admiral's absence)

As for Commodores and Captains, whilst they would not technically command the Great Fleets of the Battleships, Commodores might hold command in place of a couple of old/fat/lazy/busy Admirals who can never be present - e.g. Lord Admiral Fairfax spends all his time in the House of Lords - he can't be present to command the Suffolk Great Fleet so Commodore Nelson commands in his place / Admiral Marlborough is 86 and cannot walk, he only got his title due to his families nobility, in practice Commodore Mainwaring has command of the York Great Fleet.

The Captains probably wouldn't command the fleets, but they might be Flag Captains of the Battleships themselves (A Flag Captain is a Captain of an Admiral's Flagship) - in charge of the Battleship's Defence, and escorting fighter wings. e.g. Captain Sir Roger Brinkley is the Flag Captain of the Suffolk, under Command of (npc) Admiral Spencer but still in charge of the Battleship itself.

These would be the various RP explanations for what we are doing. Personally I like the idea - if there are lots of BAF online they could be assigned to different Flag Officers who could organise training exercises around their respective battleships, or mount patrols from them.

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Sir Stanley Nelson




<span style="color:#000066">Charles Canning </span><span style="color:#000066"> Foreign Secretary</span>