Editing Fleet Breakdown

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                           <td align="left"><p>Starfleet has 54 Fleets active Stationary and Mobile fleets <br>

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Starfleet also has 1230 vessels<i> (+/- 30 at any given time)</i> in reserve, which is known informally as the <i>Phantom Fleet</i>, or the <i>Ghost fleet</i>. The reserves are for backup in time of battle, and for other shifting reasons when quick replacements are needed in established fleets. </p></td>

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<td align="left"><p>Among the duties of Starfleet in  Peacetime are exploration and scientific research, diplomatic missions and general defense of the Federation from known and unknown enemies.</p></td>

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                           <td align="left"><p>In time of war, the sole mission of Starfleet is to defend the Federation at all costs.</p></td>

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                           <td align="left"><p>There is a Board of Admiralty that oversees the major decisions of each branch of Starfleet. Heading the council of Admirals is The Admiral of Starfleet, the only five star admiral in Starfleet without special presidential and Federation Council permission. </p></td>

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                           <td align="left"><p>Starfleet has one <i>Federation Flagship</i> or <i>Flagship of the Fleet</i>, the standard bearer for every fleet in the fold. <br>

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                           <td align="left"><p>In peacetime, The mobile fleets are organized as such that exploration takes the fore front of all concern. Usually, only the Standing Fleets play a fully defensive/tactical role.</p></td>

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                           <td align="left"><p><font size="2">In time of war, thereare usually very few standing fleets. For tactics, Starfleet has always preferred to have many mobile fleets for maximum flexibility, leaving standing fleets only at </font><font size="1">the most tactically important places <i>(I.E. Sector 001)</i></font><font size="1"><i></i></font></p></td>

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                           <td align="left"><p>A Federation fleet is usually Commanded by an officer of Flag Rank. In the case of a full task force of multiple fleets for large scale action, nothing less then a full Admiral or Fleet Admiral will command without special dispensation from the Admiralty.</p></td>

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                           <td align="left"><p>Fleets are numbered in order of their creation. The smaller the fleet number, the older and more established it has become. <i>(I.E. First fleet, 15th Fleet, etc)</i></p></td>

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                           <td align="left"><p>A Tactical wing is the next division of forces from a fleet. They contain anywhere from fifteen to forty vessels, depending on their mission and purpose. </p></td>

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                           <td align="left"><p>In Peacetime, they have nearly no meaning except in wargames, as there is on reason for a division of ships this large: Except perhaps for important diplomatic missions or convoy action. When they Are utilized, they tend to gravitate more to exploratory wings in their makeup. The exception to this being the Standing defense fleets of the Federation, in which the Tactical Wings would still be geared to battle and defense. </p></td>

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                           <td align="left"><p>In Wartime, the Tactical Wing makes up the primary grouping of vessels for defense of Firepower, defense and mobility. They are stocked with wings that serve the Tactical Wings primary purpose. They are 'usually' heavy on Capital ships, and Destroyers as pickets and backup firepower.</p></td>

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                           <td align="left"><p>A Tactical wing is usually commanded by a Senior Captain, who is chosen by the Fleet Admiral. </p></td>

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                           <td align="left"> <p>The Tactical wings are given original designations that cannot be used by another fleet for any purpose. Because of the sheer number of fleets and subsequent Tactical Wings, the numbers can become quite high. As well, the designation for a Tactical Fleet can change at the whim of the Fleet Admiral, though the most common cause of this is when Fleets merge and the entire structure is re-numbered. <i>(Example: 506th Tactical, 145th Tactical)</i></p></td>

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                           <td align="left"><p>A Battle Group is a division of a Tactical Wing, and is also known as an "Attack Wing" or "Group". They usually contain 4 - 10 vessels.  

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                           <td align="left"><p>In Peacetime, Battle Groups are often assigned whole to explore specific sectors, or run special missions. </p></td>

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                           <td align="left"><p>In Wartime, this is usually the level that vessels are commanded at to go into large scale battle, or run duty. </p></td>

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                           <td align="left"> <p>Battle Groups are most often commanded by a Captain, who is chosen by the Tactical Wing CO.</p></td>

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                           <td align="left"><p>Wings are named for thier type of wing, and instance in the Tactical wing, though they also usually have a Informal designation. An example of the official designation would be: In a fleet with 2 destroyer groups, they would be named, repectivly, 1st Destroyer Wing and 2nd Destroyer Wing. In a fleet with only one Battle cruiser group, that group would simple be known as 1st Battle cruiser Wing <br>