Then 'FB' you ignore any advantages the F-35B brings. Just today I read something... Perhaps naval aviation is new to you - especially STOVL ops as performed by USMC?
"...The F-35B is also an important platform for the United Kingdom, which is a joint strike fighter program partner nation, said Rear Adm. Keith Blount, assistant chief of naval staff for aviation, amphibious capability and carriers for the Royal Navy.
The fighter will be flown off the nation’s new aircraft carriers, the HMS Queen Elizabeth and the HMS Prince of Wales, he said. The Queen Elizabeth could be deployed [wrong word here by reporter - she goes to sea for the first time] this month, with the Prince of Wales following in 18 months.
“We believe the QE to be a true fifth-gen carrier built from the keel up to accommodate fifth-gen fighter aircraft, and we’re very proud to say that the
F-35B will be the aircraft of choice,” he said.
The STOVL variant is ideal for the types of missions the nation flies, he added.
“The opportunities and potential of this airframe are almost endless. So we see ourselves right at the very forefront of jet aircraft and carrier strike capability by blending the Queen Elizabeth-class with the F-35,” he said."
Marine Corps Wants F-35Bs Delivered Faster