I never said it’ll happen I said it’s what is really needed to do what HMG want else like I said either the carriers or RAF fleets will be just token forces or even worse both half arsed.topman wrote:Jake1992 wrote:Really looking at it that you have 60% odd of any aircraft as front line then to allow the carriers and RAF to operate properly then the full 138 need to be in service at once. This would allow the FAA to have 3 squadrons of 12 ( 24 and 12 between the carriers ) and 4 squadrons of 12 for the RAF that can surge the carriers as required.
Much less than the above then either the carriers will be toothless or the RAF would have only a token F35 fleet.
If during peace time the QEs are operated with less than the 24/12 mix then they will look like the massive white elephants HMG have wanted to avoid and they might aswell of gone for 2 x 45,000t carriers.
Who's going to man this 138 jet fleet and how do we pay for it?
We all know the true fact of the matter is that more money is needed no if or buts that is the simple truth, as for personal well with more money and time this would come but with out the former no amount of time will rectify the shortage.
The original numbers of the 180 odd would of been just want is needed this would of allowed a split of As and Bs 90 odd of each but then 2010 happened and it’s been repair and hope since then