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Posted by Francine on January 14, 2025, 10:37:55, in reply to "Re: Like I said..."
You are thinking that I am espousing LHA/LHDs in current configuration. No, maybe slightly larger with 28+ knot speed, at least 1 catapult and arresting wires. Can build 2 or 3 for the price of 1 big deck. Technology is changing, time to move on from the dinosaurs.
P.S. I am not saying to decommission the existing ships, just not build any beyond JFK and Enterprise. 
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And like I have said...
We will never get the ability to build big carriers back again if we stop them. So, we had better be really, really sure we no longer want them when we do.
Our one carrier yard will close down, the very specialized work force will disperse, and the skill sets will be lost. Same for the CATOBAR naval aviation industry. And do not even begin to think that we can do both...build large carriers and small ones simultaneously. I can state here over and over how poor the financial situation is, but unless/until anyone is willing to actually sit down and look at the numbers, I am just some sort of broken record. We currently have our two submarine yards share the building of one sub just to keep them both open. That is but one of the better illustrations of our state.
So, if "we the nation" decide to commit at any point to these smaller VSTOL carriers, everyone bid goodbye forever to big carriers, and never look back. Previous Message
Time to stop building big decks and switch to Lightning carriers. LHA/Ds with no troop capability and better speed. Previous Message
I guess we should consider ourselves lucky for getting Enterprise. Previous Message
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