WEBF,
Quite a post. The Titanic parallel is interesting. But the number of lifeboats was nothing to with her being unsinkable - actually not a boast that her builders ever made - urban myth. The number of lifeboats she carried was in line with the regulations of the day. That doesn't detract from your point.
Courtney
P.S. To keep or regain the capability, we need a cat and trap jet. So my counter proposal is to regenerate a squadron of F4s. Grateful for your thoughts on that. We didn't decommission some of those too far away from the SHAR, did we?