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Originally Posted by M21Sniper
"A real carrier and SSNs and SSBNs outweights better escorts, wouldn't you say?"
The SSBNs im just ignoring because no one will ever use them(we all hope). SSBNs are more of a strategic national asset rather than a useful tactical asset. If a shooting war starts, their main goal will be to hide.
SSNs are very good, but IMO, they do not outweigh the near total vulnerability of the French surface fleet to missile attacks.
And the CdG is always broken. When they work the bugs out of it, OK, but for now, the thing can barely achieve flight op speeds, the E-2Cs cant operate off it, and it's just generally proven to be very unreliable.
It's just my opinion, but i can't put france in the top 5 when they have a totally inadequate fleet AAW capability.
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Why can't the E-2Cs Hawkeyes operate off CdG? CdG operates three E-2Cs.
The CdG and rafale & Super Etendards did take part in the Afghan campaign....
I guess the French must trust Rafale and Mica to keep enemies away from the CdG untill the Horizons are there...in two years time.
But it is not all that bad...it seems the CdG carries several decent radars (Arabel, Jupiter and one more) and the Aster 15 missiles, and as an inner layer the Mistral short range SAM.
Se this link:
CdG
The LaFayettes can be upgraded with Arabel radar and Aster 15 missiles:
LaFayettes
But there is so far no money for such an upgrade.
Orca