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CAEBr
Agreed. C's would definitely be a force multiplier with more range and weapons load capability. I can't see a reason why an angled deck with cat and traps couldn't be fitted alongside the ski jump as it were, apart from the obvious cost. It would then provide an opportunity for other types to be operated.
The A would likewise have better range than the B but we would be reliant on US tankers as it doesn't have a probe unlike the B and C
This very suggestion was considered back in 2010, then abandoned because the yet to be built QE class carriers, according to BAE Systems would cost an awful lot of bags full of money, which the government simply didn't have, inorder to re-design the decks and fit the catapults. There was also some head scratching over how the catapults would be operated.
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