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50 per cent more fuel shurely. - Ed.
Also, while I defer to those with more knowledge, might the need for a tanker not arise with the number of aircraft operating, not just with cats and traps?
As for pouring concrete: the last I heard, the USN specs for a land-based VL pad involved 30 x 30 m pads of heat-resistant concrete, the frequent "no different from an AV-8" assertions notwithstanding:
https://transportation.wes.army.mil/...18%20Paper.pdf
Also, something just occurred to me about your ID here: The B is only "single engine" in that it replaces the combustor and turbine with a shaft, clutch and gears...
SSOAAHETOWTF?
And while I may not cycle all this kit at twice-per-sortie over the lifetime of the jet, I am certainly doing so when I am at sea.