Originally Posted by WEBF
Surely the fact that both the UK and France have decided to deploy attack helicopters demonstrates that both London and Paris want the ability to hit more targets and an increased ability to respond quickly to events on the ground?
On which note, the following article was on BBC News yesterday:
On board France's flagship aircraft carrier off Libya
Note that the Captain of
Charles de Gaulle says that it would helped to have other carriers working alongside.
What else would you expect a naval carrier Captain to say?
The requirement is for attack helos and the unique effect they can provide. They have short range and slow legs and therefore need a platform close the theatre to launch from. This is a totally different argument than the FJ one where they have long range and quick legs and so do not need to be so close. Why is this difficult for you to understand?