Future Carrier (Including Costs)

[WE Branch Fanatic]

Originally Posted by LateArmLive

Fish-head says carriers matter disproportionately... I wonder why?

By saying that RN carriers matter disproportionately (in a NATO context) I think that the author is making the point that British (and French, Italian, and Spanish) carriers are already deployed in the NATO theatre in their home port. Proximity has value.

Alternatively he might meant that they contribute more to alliance naval combat capability than other types of warship due to their ability to counter air, surface, and submarine threats at greater ranges.