written in large letters on every wall
If you keep the budget relatively static and then add two very large, complex ships, which require escorts, to the mix then something has to give. And that has been the rest of the navy. Sure , if Governments had added cash and resources to cover the extra cost it would have been fine but they didn't and so.
Just look and what has been disposed of, laid up and not replaced - and there aren't even plans to replace most of the lost capability and flexibility. What's left is stretched thinner and thinner.
And we can't even protect the carriers ourselves - we have to borrow escorts form everyone else
Last edited by Asturias56; 22nd Apr 2024 at 07:50.