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Dian Fay
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Helen Anderson

How often do you have to use that one ... ?

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Dian Fay • Edited

Before air power came into its own in World War 2, an outgunned navy could deny an enemy control over a region by maintaining a "fleet in being". The ships all stay safe in port and avoid battle, but of course the opposing admiral doesn't know how long that state of affairs will last. They have to consider the possibility of battle, deploy their own fleets accordingly, and therefore lose at least local control of the tempo of warfare.

Similarly the existence of :codd: isn't valuable for how frequently he gets deployed, it's in the fact that he could be deployed. Look at that glower!