Chapter 823: The Navy's Problem

Listening to the report from the Navy Commander Daniel, Arthur furrowed his brow as he detected a rather conspicuous issue with the scale of naval deployment.

"Commander Daniel, why do we have fewer medium-sized functional auxiliary warships than main battleships?" Arthur asked with some confusion and incomprehension.

In particular, the size of the Pacific Squadron would aptly be described in four words: top-heavy and bottom-light.

The Pacific Squadron has a total of 9 main battleships, comprising 3+4+2, but there are only 7 medium-sized auxiliary warships led by destroyers.

Although some smaller vessels are not included in the count, this doesn't explain the scarcity of medium and small-sized warships in Australasia.

"Your Majesty, have you forgotten the command you issued?" Daniel's expression was a bit peculiar as he carefully reminded him.

"Command? What command did I issue?" Arthur continued to ask, puzzled.