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Maximum Capacity:
48 fixed hubs + 48 mobile Sea Predators
70 nm
(7 hubs)
100 nm   (10 hubs)
Top Level Requirement: Full AO Coverage
For the full deployment scenario, where 7,000 square miles into a grid of 70 10x10 areas.  In a single deployment wave, the Sea Tentacle covertly populates 48 blocks with fixed network hubs, while providing an ongoing rotation of Sea Predators to fill the holes and prosecute detections.