Frostchamber, I've never hoped, or even postulated that the carriers will be scrapped...like the typhoon, they would cost more to cancel than to build, so why would I advocate such a waste of money and capability?
I'm simply saying what friends involved in SDSR15 have told me. In any case, how long could a purchase of 48 aircraft (29 FE@R? 6 OCU, 3 OEU, 10 in deep servicing) realistically sustain a 24 aircraft surge?...embarking nearly the entirety of the deployable force in one go? Serrrioously?
I'd just prefer to see people stop talking out of their butts as if launching 250 troops or surging to 24 aircraft will be some sort of regular occurrence!