Originally Posted by
WE Branch Fanatic
andrewn
You do realise that most of the carrier build was in English (not Scottish) shipyards? It does not matter how times you stridently say non facts. Nor does using the word 'massive' (apologies if it was not you) change the fact that planning for CVF started in the nineties when RN carriers were operationally busy in the Adriatic and the Arabian Gulf, but their small size limited both the number of aircraft that could be operated and the sea conditions in which flying operations could be safely conducted.
Times are changing, and Western nations must once again look to protect their ability to protect both normal seaborne commerce and crisis response shipping. NATO still depends on trans-Atlantic resupply, the global economy depends of moving things by sea, and any response to a crisis will involve shipping.
More BS as usual WEBF. Rosyth got major sub-assembly build and final assembly, launch, etc, plus Govan and Scotstoun, plus all the sub-letting and supply chain stuff the locals benefitted from. Gordon Brown became PM on 27 June 2007, the contract for the carriers was awarded on 25 July 2007!! What part of "job creation scheme for Scotland in order to protect Scottish labour votes" do you not understand WEBF?
As for small size and aircraft numbers the RN could barely man the existing 6 a/c SHAR squadrons, never mind any uplift. At least the Invincible class were in keeping with our ability to deploy, man, operate, maintain and protect them! These new behemoths are nothing more than a willy waving exercise, the very epitome of a "hollowed out" force.
Still I admire your resilience WEBF, against all opinion and facts to the contrary you keep dredging up theoretical guff to support your position, all credit to you
