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Old 16th Aug 2011, 14:42
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Wrathmonk
 
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When you consider that for any military force (Army, Navy or RAF) they say you need at least 3x the deployable numbers, one set deployed, one set working up, the other set recovering after just getting back, then the FE@R figure is unlikely to be more than a third of your total available assets.
You've now given WEBF the perfect quote as to the reason why the RN need three carriers not two!
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