Bretonian Armed Forces Defense Intelligence Staff (DIS) (iRP) (AO)

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...Incoming Transmission
Comm ID: Admiral James Hobart, Ark Royal Great fleet
To: Bretonia Armed Force
Subject: Fleet status and updates

After three months of trials and testing, I am submitting some general conclusions regarding fleet battle readiness, equipment, and condition of our men and women, serving in the 9th fleet.

Newcastle, the quietest sector of the Bretonian Empire. It has become common procedure, that our officers serving in Ark Royal fleet, try to maintain status quo with Molly elements in Belfast area, and they try to keep their hands clean as much as possible.

Lack of major if any action reflects on battle readiness of our combat elements. Compared to, more combat engaged fleets, like the Derby, or Norfolk one, the Ark Royal fleet remain awfully green when it comes to conflict.

The equipment used by fleet staff is in perfect shape, thanks to the maintenance teams, and lack of serious action. Ark Royal, as flag ship, holds the reputation for finest ship in the whole Bretonian fleet, but, the crew still need to prove these bar talks.

Members of the 9th Great really enjoy the present Newcastle situation. Who wouldnt, when news from Leeds are everything but pink.

Following armistice with Molly Republic, the Ark Royal fleet, lose one of the two main objectives in the area.

Security risk in the region is on lowest possible levels, and, there are no other clues, that could change in the near future.

Second objective was to prevent blockade runners, which still remains to be accomplished.

This leads to following conclusion.

Keeping the present fleet in Newcastle with the current present objectives would be waste of tax payers money, and our resources, gentlemen.

Personnel serving in the 9th is around 14 000, with three operational battleships, which present a rather large force, for keeping smugglers at bay.

To sum everything, Ark Royal can redeploy, two fighter wings, and one bomber wing, as soon as possible, to more, combat stressed areas. That should give our men the badly needed battle experience. Further redeployment could provide Leeds fleets with badly needed 9th hardware.

Complete relocation can be done in five to six months, time in which parts of the fleet could be rotated with Derby elements, refreshing our resources in the field.

Waiting further instructions and orders,
9th Great Ark Royal

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