Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy
It looks like two parked next to one another.
She has two islands. One for navigation, one for flights ops. One can be used for both if one is damaged in battle
They should just steal our designs.
They cannot (or will not) afford nuclear powered supercarriers that have catapults and the size of the crew a Nimitz or a Ford Class has. They made 2 of theirs and will only operate one at a time. They did buy F-35B Lightning II warplanes from us to use on their carrier
We've always run cheaper lighter carriers, coupled with good old british ingenuity like the harrier jump jet which was the root of the F-35B STOVL tech. Worked fine in the Falklands. I suspect the age of the carrier is coming to an end anyway with the advent of hypersonic chinese carrier killers.
CaptQuint wrote: ↑Mon Sep 14, 2020 9:35 pm
Meet 19 year old Ashli Blain, Chinook helicopter pilot fighting the wildfires in on the west coast. Loves having her ass eaten.
That's nice, but I didnt see anything about ass-eating.
Oh....lol I should have known that was what you were asking...lol
Well yeah. She's cute, and 19 years old makes it pretty likely she's a fan. It's not outside the realm of possibility that I could hit it. So of course I want to know.
That's nice, but I didnt see anything about ass-eating.
Oh....lol I should have known that was what you were asking...lol
Well yeah. She's cute, and 19 years old makes it pretty likely she's a fan. It's not outside the realm of possibility that I could hit it. So of course I want to know.
Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy
It looks like two parked next to one another.
She has two islands. One for navigation, one for flights ops. One can be used for both if one is damaged in battle
They should just steal our designs.
They cannot (or will not) afford nuclear powered supercarriers that have catapults and the size of the crew a Nimitz or a Ford Class has. They made 2 of theirs and will only operate one at a time. They did buy F-35B Lightning II warplanes from us to use on their carrier
We've always run cheaper lighter carriers, coupled with good old british ingenuity like the harrier jump jet which was the root of the F-35B STOVL tech. Worked fine in the Falklands. I suspect the age of the carrier is coming to an end anyway with the advent of hypersonic chinese carrier killers.
You mean where you had to requisition two civilian ocean liners and a merchant ship (that was half assed used as a transport aircraft carrier) to augment your declining Navy (thanks john nott) to regain a possession that the ministry had no plan to take back? At the loss of multiple surface vessels including 2 frigates and 2 destroyer. Not to mention the hail mary Vulcan flight (that was pretty amazing) but should not have been necessary with two carriers in the fleet.
She has two islands. One for navigation, one for flights ops. One can be used for both if one is damaged in battle
They should just steal our designs.
They cannot (or will not) afford nuclear powered supercarriers that have catapults and the size of the crew a Nimitz or a Ford Class has. They made 2 of theirs and will only operate one at a time. They did buy F-35B Lightning II warplanes from us to use on their carrier
We've always run cheaper lighter carriers, coupled with good old british ingenuity like the harrier jump jet which was the root of the F-35B STOVL tech. Worked fine in the Falklands. I suspect the age of the carrier is coming to an end anyway with the advent of hypersonic chinese carrier killers.
You mean where you had to requisition two civilian ocean liners and a merchant ship (that was half assed used as a transport aircraft carrier) to augment your declining Navy (thanks john nott) to regain a possession that the ministry had no plan to take back? At the loss of multiple surface vessels including 2 frigates and 2 destroyer. Not to mention the hail mary Vulcan flight (that was pretty amazing) but should not have been necessary with two carriers in the fleet.
The need for more carriers shouldn't be confused with the functionality of the existing carriers. There were concerns about the whole idea of the short take off vertical landing system, but in the event it was shown to be a powerful mobile base halfway across the world that allowed for a thorough ass kicking to be delivered to the argie-bargies..
She has two islands. One for navigation, one for flights ops. One can be used for both if one is damaged in battle
They should just steal our designs.
They cannot (or will not) afford nuclear powered supercarriers that have catapults and the size of the crew a Nimitz or a Ford Class has. They made 2 of theirs and will only operate one at a time. They did buy F-35B Lightning II warplanes from us to use on their carrier
We've always run cheaper lighter carriers, coupled with good old british ingenuity like the harrier jump jet which was the root of the F-35B STOVL tech. Worked fine in the Falklands. I suspect the age of the carrier is coming to an end anyway with the advent of hypersonic chinese carrier killers.
You mean where you had to requisition two civilian ocean liners and a merchant ship (that was half assed used as a transport aircraft carrier) to augment your declining Navy (thanks john nott) to regain a possession that the ministry had no plan to take back? At the loss of multiple surface vessels including 2 frigates and 2 destroyer. Not to mention the hail mary Vulcan flight (that was pretty amazing) but should not have been necessary with two carriers in the fleet.
The need for more carriers shouldn't be confused with the functionality of the existing carriers. There were concerns about the whole idea of the short take off vertical landing system, but in the event it was shown to be a powerful mobile base halfway across the world that allowed for a thorough ass kicking to be delivered to the argie-bargies..
I don't think The Royal Navy needs more carriers, they needed a more functional carrier than they bought. I believe they were gonna split the design costs with The Frenchies on a small nuke carrier with catapults. This would have served both navies better in my opinion. Unlimited range with the nuke powerplant and warplanes with real bomb loadout capability. The whole ramp design limits the takeoff weight of the planes.
Re: Post nothing for good reason (NSFW)
Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2020 2:54 pm
by Animal
Antknot wrote: ↑Wed Sep 16, 2020 4:12 am
The deck would have to stand up to a house landing on it.
a mini farm house.
Re: Post nothing for good reason (NSFW)
Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2020 8:57 pm
by Nero
CaptQuint wrote: ↑Wed Sep 16, 2020 11:36 am
You mean where you had to requisition two civilian ocean liners and a merchant ship (that was half assed used as a transport aircraft carrier) to augment your declining Navy (thanks john nott) to regain a possession that the ministry had no plan to take back? At the loss of multiple surface vessels including 2 frigates and 2 destroyer. Not to mention the hail mary Vulcan flight (that was pretty amazing) but should not have been necessary with two carriers in the fleet.
The British V- bombers will always be some of the best designs ever to take to the sky. Just badass looking planes.
that guy does dope work. i gave my son my 56 3100 as a present for getting out of the marines. i need a new toy...he is on my list of things to look at. i am not sure what my new ride is going to be yet.