SSSETOWTF, The US LHD's are quite a bit bigger than Lusty, longer wider and about twice the tonnage. The big problem with the CVS design is weapons stowage. They simply were not designed to carry sufficient bombs for 15+ GR7s each doing 3 sorties a day and with only one weapon lift.
Actually, the LHDs are too small for the role required by the RN. 24 Harriers is a good number (probably more than we can get in the air at the moment) but its a long way short of the 36 F-35 needed for first night ops.
Last edited by Navaleye; 1st Apr 2005 at 15:32.