A Thoroughly Efficient NavyBrookings Institution, 1987 - 130 pages |
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... Amount 43.6 156.0 Amount 71.1 213.7 Percent 21.8 78.2 Percent 25.0 75.0 1981 1985 Amount 45.4 176.7 Amount 70.5 228.0 Percent 20.4 79.6 Percent 23.6 76.4 1982 1986 Amount 51.2 198.1 Amount 70.6 235.9 Percent 20.5 79.5 Percent 23.0 77.0 1983 ...
... Amount 43.6 156.0 Amount 71.1 213.7 Percent 21.8 78.2 Percent 25.0 75.0 1981 1985 Amount 45.4 176.7 Amount 70.5 228.0 Percent 20.4 79.6 Percent 23.6 76.4 1982 1986 Amount 51.2 198.1 Amount 70.6 235.9 Percent 20.5 79.5 Percent 23.0 77.0 1983 ...
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... amount of protection could be bought for this amount . Indeed , however unrealistic the option of attempting to saturate or exhaust enemy capabilities with cargo ships , its cost does provide a baseline against which to measure the ...
... amount of protection could be bought for this amount . Indeed , however unrealistic the option of attempting to saturate or exhaust enemy capabilities with cargo ships , its cost does provide a baseline against which to measure the ...
Page 109
... amount of time . Thus although none of the increased ASW capability may be necessary , the fact that it can produce the same results as the carriers , and at much lower cost , is simply another illustration of how inefficient these ...
... amount of time . Thus although none of the increased ASW capability may be necessary , the fact that it can produce the same results as the carriers , and at much lower cost , is simply another illustration of how inefficient these ...
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Defense of the Navy | 5 |
The Maritime Strategy | 12 |
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