[quote=ASTA]
Considered joining this RP, but then I noticed two nations are packing naval firepower equal to or greater than the modern US Navy.
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Though, to be fair, this is a Dieselpunk RP. The firepower of ANY military is prolly going to exceed realistic expectations. And for that matter, you could always be a land-based nation (even a landlocked one) to avoid being forced into naval confrontations.

That being said, I still stand by my suggestion that if a navy simply does not have enough people to crew and supply its ships, then the number of vessels is more or less irrelevant.