The report states that the number of ships available to Patrol Command is insufficient especially when other duties take away some of the Medium Combat Ships such as the Isometric 41As. It says that the 14 Terran Sea and SOT MCS should be transferred to the main fleet and replaced by dedicated ships that can remain with Patrol Command at all times. It is possible that Corkscrew production will be either sped up or bought forward.
The target fleet for Patrol Command should be 112 ships by 2122 the report says in order to meet current and near-term projected demands. It is recommended that the extra ships (to replace the Terran Sea and the extra ships on top) be all Corkscrews for fleet economies, Isometric production should be terminated on schedule. The report suggests the following Patrol Command fleet structures :
| Ship class | 2112 | 2116 | 2121 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isometric 41A | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Freedom 41B | 13 | 16 | 16 |
| Terran Sea / SOT 43 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| Rome 46A | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Corkscrew 51A | 0 | 5 | 64 |
| Total | 59 | 67 | 112 |
The report also said that static monitoring should be greatly increased especially along sensitive borders with new generation communications technology and worm drive equipped ships to facilitate a rapid response to alarms. The report is now being considered by Firefly and other senior DDS commanders.
- The HCS Exports Agency have announced their first export sale for some time, they will build 6 submarines similar to the Seawolf design of the HCSN for the Sirikwanese in a 190 million zark deal, though the company that will make them is half-owned by the Sirikwanese government so the total value of the order is about 95 million zarks. Sirikwan is also interested in the HCSN's surface warship designs so further sales may follow.
