Canada and Australia aren’t buying f35b. You are now basing a plan on other countries changing there’s to suit yours when we are a very minor player militarily in the region simply not going to happen.SW1 wrote: ↑03 Mar 2024, 16:22 [quote=Tempest414 post_id=165091
Firstly under CANZUK I would be looking at Canada and Australia to form an F-35b unit of 20 jets meaning that that the carrier would carry between 24 and 30 5th Gen jets however I know you don't think so but most including the USN would think a CANZUK battle group operating as the Southern battle group allowing the USN to form 4 other Battle groups along with Japan and South Korea in the centre and on the Northern flank would be a useful thing
As for the Army first of all it needs to sort its self out into working Brigades
There has been much talk of euro nato taking more responsibility and taking over what America currently has in Europe that we don’t. Well we don’t need to send another armoured brigade or the like there’s plenty of them in Poland Germany ect. Say the army contrition was a corp HQ and a Multi domain task force equivalent for example.
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I am not basing my plan on others as you well know the UK could if it needed / wanted to put 30 UK F-35b on a carrier once it hits FOC in 2025