[QUOTE=Asturias56;10551671]I think you'll find looking back that almost everyone who is "anti-carrier" on here is very PRO RN - - the money is being spent on the wrong ships - they could have had another Astute, another T45 and some minesweepers and a bucket load of change for the cash spent on the QE - and manned them as well[/QUOT
PRO RN maybe! However, understanding war fighting in the maritime / literal environment, no.
Aside from Germany and Japan (for good reason), which other peer nations think maritime air power is not required. Even Japan is now moving on that!
I suspect the real Anti Carrier sentient is not driven from being pro RN!
UPDATED and To be clear, 1 Astute plus 1 T45 plus some not yet designed minesweepers equals QE! So you really think the RN is better served adding further resilience to capabilities it already has, rather then rounding its capabilities properly!
Of course more DD/FF capacity would be welcome, just like for FJ squadrons. However the budget is the budget. The carriers provide a much more balanced force at an investment of £100 million or so per year, at very good value.