ZH 875
Well done. I should have used the word 'conventional' prior to the word aircraft.
Landing a Harrier on metal MEXI or a metal deck is still a vertical landing and doesn't add value to the comparison between CTOL operations and CV operations for a conventional aircraft. (I'm learning, I used the conventional word.)
Surpised you didn't mention helicopters but I guess you actually knew the point I was making.