HMS Queen Elizabeth

[98elise]

Piginapoke said:

98elise said:

These particular carriers, or carriers in general?

These carriers.

Force projection, air support (other ships), amphibious support (we don't have dedicated ships), humanitarian/disaster aid, and general flag waving.

[Ayahuasca]

98elise said:

Piginapoke said:

98elise said:

These particular carriers, or carriers in general?

These carriers.

Force projection, air support (other ships), amphibious support (we don't have dedicated ships), humanitarian/disaster aid, and general flag waving.

Cocktail parties for local millionaires in foreign climes.

[LotusOmega375D]

I think you can go back over the past 192 pages of this thread for opinions on this.

[Cold]

Piginapoke said:

And I’ve still no idea what it’s going to be used for

Hopefully nothing.

[98elise]

Ayahuasca said:

98elise said:

Piginapoke said:

98elise said:

These particular carriers, or carriers in general?

These carriers.

Force projection, air support (other ships), amphibious support (we don't have dedicated ships), humanitarian/disaster aid, and general flag waving.

Cocktail parties for local millionaires in foreign climes.

Comes under flag waving, along with selling arms to dubious governments.

[RizzoTheRat]

Condi said:

I know the decision was made a long time ago, but it still baffles me we have bought the world's most advanced fighter jet and then spec'ed the version with a huge central fan, and all the weight and complexity and cost that brings.

Feels a bit like asking Usain Bolt to run the 100m carrying 2 bags of shopping.

Because the fan system is made by a British company so we get a proportion of the work.

[Mave]

Dr Jekyll said:

They are pretty small carriers

Are they? 🤔

[CrutyRammers]

Mave said:

Dr Jekyll said:

They are pretty small carriers

Are they? ??

My thoughts exactly. Pretty big are they not?

[Cold]

The Strike Group has assembled.

[normalbloke]

Cold said:

The Strike Group has assembled.

Is there one missing...

[citizensm1th]

normalbloke said:

Cold said:

The Strike Group has assembled.

Is there one missing...

Sneaky black thing is off being sneaky

[PugwasHDJ80]

And a just released video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_DN9WdrEmE

presumably there's at least one sub under the waves too?

[Cold]

PugwasHDJ80 said:

...presumably there's at least one sub under the waves too?

No comment.

[Dr Jekyll]

Condi said:

I know the decision was made a long time ago, but it still baffles me we have bought the world's most advanced fighter jet and then spec'ed the version with a huge central fan, and all the weight and complexity and cost that brings.

Feels a bit like asking Usain Bolt to run the 100m carrying 2 bags of shopping.

At the time the carriers were spec'd it was thought the technology to provide a suitably powerful catapult on a non nuclear powered carrier. So they were designed without catapults but with provision to fit one at a later date.

As it turned out catapults were feasible after all so the order was changed to F35C, but then the price for fitting catapults turned out to be unacceptably high so the order was changed back to F35B.

[essayer]

CrutyRammers said:

My thoughts exactly. Pretty big are they not?

CATOBAR??

[Condi]

Bit of swell for the escorts to deal with.

[Cyder]

Dive dive dive...

[McGee_22]

citizensm1th said:

normalbloke said:

Cold said:

The Strike Group has assembled.

Is there one missing...

Sneaky black thing is off being sneaky

That's what they do very well

Edited by McGee_22 on Monday 5th October 13:51

[Steve vRS]

Video of the jets taking off.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CHxB7fPiadg

How fast are they going when they leave the ski jump? On camera, they look slow but obviously that is an optical illusion.

[LotusOmega375D]

citizensm1th said:

normalbloke said:

Cold said:

The Strike Group has assembled.

Is there one missing...

Sneaky black thing is off being sneaky

Yes those bottle-nosed whales have been very elusive!