Originally Posted by
Brewster Buffalo
I thought there might be explanation as to why US Marine F-35s were on board....presumably because we don't have enough ourselves...
We don’t have enough bodies nor aircraft to provide an air group. Hence US marines and RAF personnel embarks. By the same token if both carriers are manned ( and they are designed for minimal manning hence the **** show when any sort of damage control is required, such as fire in a trash compactor space ) then they can’t man the ‘45’s that are meant to defend them.