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Given that we are stuck with at least one of the new carriers, and possibly two,I was wondering if there were better uses for them than schlepping around a few dodgy F35s and whatever helicopters the forces have at the time.
On the positive side, the new ship will have a large amount of flat deck space which will make it a very large helicopter carrier for a Commando unit, but this seems an expensive and not often used capacity.
The US has developed and I assume we have as well perfectly servicable unmanned aircraft. With all the space on deck the new CV would seem an ideal first unmanned aircraft carrier. This would have the added advantage of rendering the RAF/RN user battle irrelevent. They would all be techies!
Another use for parts of the deck and spaces underneath would be as a cruise missile/bombardment/large scale sam silo carrier. Loads of lovely containers with missiles (they could be controlled by T45s and T26s as necessary.
If of course Scotland goes indpendent we could just leave the Carrier there! Or if we get stuck with it, turn it into
a) a mother ship for the Trident fleet. Instead of being based in Devonport or Poole Harbour, the two in service ships could pick up supplies and personel from the CV without ever docking.
b) Floating Houses of Parliament. Shove all our politicians on the CV and let it cruise round the country.
Oh dear the orderlies are coming with my medicine....
On the positive side, the new ship will have a large amount of flat deck space which will make it a very large helicopter carrier for a Commando unit, but this seems an expensive and not often used capacity.
The US has developed and I assume we have as well perfectly servicable unmanned aircraft. With all the space on deck the new CV would seem an ideal first unmanned aircraft carrier. This would have the added advantage of rendering the RAF/RN user battle irrelevent. They would all be techies!
Another use for parts of the deck and spaces underneath would be as a cruise missile/bombardment/large scale sam silo carrier. Loads of lovely containers with missiles (they could be controlled by T45s and T26s as necessary.
If of course Scotland goes indpendent we could just leave the Carrier there! Or if we get stuck with it, turn it into
a) a mother ship for the Trident fleet. Instead of being based in Devonport or Poole Harbour, the two in service ships could pick up supplies and personel from the CV without ever docking.
b) Floating Houses of Parliament. Shove all our politicians on the CV and let it cruise round the country.
Oh dear the orderlies are coming with my medicine....
