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Dreadnought · 04-12-2007, 10:37 AM

The new carrier bears a striking coincidence to the layout of a Nimitz class carrier. So Britian is going back to the large carriers im assuming this to be true? If so Im glad to see the Brits investing in the larger carriers. This means to me that they wish to remain a stable force at sea and possibly swell the numbers of the RN at present. When will the new carrier be delivered?

Ok had to do some quick reading about the new class.

I think its a smart move for Britain and France to share in the R&D departments. Since both have a smaller defence budget this should work out well. So I am assuming that they are going to keep atleast one Invincible class for Amphib Ops or Helo Ops or kept as a VSTOL? Have they decided yet on which they will keep out of the three? Would I be correct in assuming that it would be the Arc Royal since she just returned to the fleet just weeks ago?

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Dreadnought *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 05-12-05 Posts: 5,473 Country:	The new carrier bears a striking coincidence to the layout of a Nimitz class carrier. So Britian is going back to the large carriers im assuming this to be true? If so Im glad to see the Brits investing in the larger carriers. This means to me that they wish to remain a stable force at sea and possibly swell the numbers of the RN at present. When will the new carrier be delivered? Ok had to do some quick reading about the new class. I think its a smart move for Britain and France to share in the R&D departments. Since both have a smaller defence budget this should work out well. So I am assuming that they are going to keep atleast one Invincible class for Amphib Ops or Helo Ops or kept as a VSTOL? Have they decided yet on which they will keep out of the three? Would I be correct in assuming that it would be the Arc Royal since she just returned to the fleet just weeks ago? __________________ Fortitude.....The strength to persist...The courage to endure. Last edited by Dreadnought : 04-12-2007 at 11:05 AM.