I'd intended to do something similar with Key West and a nuc carrier; it'd tussled with the Soviets in the FL Straits, absorbing a couple of ASM hits that put it out of fighting shape, while its air wing plus Key West NAS and Homestead NAS basically extirpated all Cuban and Soviet air and sea power in a two-day battle.
She transfers her avgas to Key West to keep their handful of helos and pair of CAP F18s flying, plus a little for the "wing" (3x F16, plus a couple of Blackhawks) at Homestead AFB, then moors at Key West and basically keeps the town in electricity and fresh water.
The machine shop, hospital, etc. etc. basically mean that the Keys, up to and including Homestead, are a no-go zone for raiders and NA. The lone E2C is the biggest asset: it functions as a flying weather radar and provides some early warning on hurricanes, so it mitigates some of the damage the five that hit from '97 through 2000 by warning the communities up through Central Florida.
Yes I realize many of you would find that soooo canon breaking it'd wreck the game, so append a big "IN MY CAMPAIGN".
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