Originally Posted by
Asturias56
Bing - that' seems to be the issue - but perhaps you could shed some light on why it's even a question. Surely they should fly off the carrier? Or am I missing something?
That depends, if it's for CSG 21 I suspect as per Westlant 19 they'll only be taking a couple of Merlin Mk4 for intra-task group lift etc. At that point do you keep them on the carrier taking up room and getting in the way of the precious that is the F-35, or do you put them on another ship in the Task Group, e.g. Fort Victoria which can take several.
If you're deploying as an Amphibious Task Group then you just put them on the carrier.