Originally Posted by
old,not bold
As a long-time ex-Army person, I draw huge comfort for the fact that although the British Army has been reduced to a shadow of what it was, the money saved by that reduction has given the UK 2 really super aircraft carriers, ready for the use of pilots and aircraft from the USofA on account of someone forgot to order enough aircraft and/or train enough pilots to give the carriers any strike capability.
These marine behemoths will project British power around the world, ho, ho, ho. What a pity they only really fulfil the operational requirements of the 1970s. Have they ever both been serviceable at the same time?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but weren't these carriers ordered during a Labour government?