daveinprague
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Watching it head out of Rosyth on the ITN FB feed. I think its a magnificant ship but not sure that a strategic strike carrier is whats needed in this day and age.
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Queen Elizabeth on the move
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Curious Orange
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Well, not one without any planes anyway...
Hillian1
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It is one big bugger that's for sure.
When will it have planes?
When will it have planes?
daveinprague
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I think the planes are American, and we have pilots training on them.. but just seems a bit over the top for todays warfare, when cruise missiles and the like can pretty much do the same job
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SUIYHP
The King's Gull
http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/features/equipped-for-the-future
Argument by the MOD on the merits of aircraft carriers. I think it's a marvellous piece of engineering and a real indicator of a modern navy, but I admit with trends going towards unmanned aircraft and automated warfare I wonder if the carrier really needs to be so big.
Argument by the MOD on the merits of aircraft carriers. I think it's a marvellous piece of engineering and a real indicator of a modern navy, but I admit with trends going towards unmanned aircraft and automated warfare I wonder if the carrier really needs to be so big.
JC Footy Genius
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A Carrier Strike group gives the UK the ability to project significant soft and hard power anywhere in the world* and is a lot more versatile than a Cruise missile.
*Only if it has planes and enough surface ships to protect it.
SweatyMexican
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About a year overdue, but yeah it finally set sail 
daveinprague
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I was on the old big Ark in the early 70s, and realise the impact they made but these days not so sure it's that needed
Are you not bored of saying that? That's about the sixteenth time iirc, we def. won't have any planes if Corbyn has his way but thankfully he'll have to wait 5 years to be within any chance of that.
crookie
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JC Footy Genius;7996731 *[SIZE=2 said:
This is the real concern, we have a pitifully weak surface fleet, if we have 2 proper carrier battle groups with sufficient escorting frigates and destroyers, we will hardly have any left for other missions
Thunder Bolt
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4.5 acres of mobile airfield.
14 inches clearance either side of the dock, and barely 20 inches clearance off the sea bed. No wonder there's a chief steering her. No inexperienced OD for this job.
14 inches clearance either side of the dock, and barely 20 inches clearance off the sea bed. No wonder there's a chief steering her. No inexperienced OD for this job.
JC Footy Genius
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Mmmm not so sure. Considering the fast-evolving political situation and increasing belligerence from Russia I would think a stronger Royal Navy would be a sensible precaution.
Agreed but I'm ex mob so I'm biased [emoji23]
Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
Carriers are at the end of their evolution, can't see us ever commissioning more.
A new generation of Battleships with railgun technology is where the next leap forward in naval power is.
A new generation of Battleships with railgun technology is where the next leap forward in naval power is.
Norman Potting
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:French_Railway_Gun_27627u.jpg??I have WiKi'd it and know it doesn't actually meant that!
BensGrandad
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For the uninformed, like me, what is its major advantage over the old Ark Royal other than probably an update on technology
Which Ark, the 1950s-1970s or the 1970s-2000s( ski jump deck)?
BensGrandad
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The latest one scrapped
She a lot bigger, 50aircraft, fully loaded as compared to about twenty, and about 2 billion quid