BillHicksRules,
Thanks for some facts on the issue - appreciated. It does sound like a long time for outfitting to me, but I'm no ship builder.
Tourist,
The last time we needed an airforce - let me see..... Gulf War 1, The Balkans, Gulf War 2, Afghanistan and not to mention Libya which was by far and away a classic example of coercion and capitulation of a rogue government, ably assisted by Air Power - with the exception of Libya all of those also required a naval element. The last true time a carrier was essential, and I stress 'essential', was The Falklands War in my humble opinion. Saying you needed a carrier in Bosnia because the weather at a land base was a bit poor on the odd night isn't statistically relevant. What if one could prove that for all the other nights (bar one) the carrier was in fog and unable to contribute?? Give me hard facts to actually balance the 'moronic-ness' of my final paragraph Tourist. Please...go on... This is a debate after all.
Last edited by MSOCS; 26th May 2014 at 16:39.