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Posted by Mario (Moe) on March 6, 2025, 8:56:40, in reply to "Re: Are there any differences...."
HEY, I was looking at the weather "Down Under" ( I Believe you are there ) seeing some "STORM" moving in to ya???
M. Mares
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The aircraft? No, they are standard wings, same as serving on the Nimtz class. Here's a chart (scroll a short bit down, it lands you on an ad atop the page: )
https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/picture-outlining-the-future-development-of-the-us-navy-carrier-air-wing.785596/
Aa far as the islands, there are slight differences in the arrangements of various antennae between Ford and JFK. However, both islands were designed to have SPY-3 & SPY-4 radars, so the islands themselves are largely identical. However, only Ford actually got those radars. JFK is fitted with SPY-6 & SPQ-9B. As far as Enterprise onward, construction has not yet started, and she is the first carrier planned from the beginning for SPY-6 & SPQ-9B (as opposed to JFK, which got them, but was not designed for them.) So, her island may well be substantially different once construction starts.
Here's a comparison of Ford to JFK, which photos show is accurate:
https://x.com/W_ChiefGunner/status/1193770140673855490?lang=ar Previous Message
with the FORD-class A/C??
It has been a Long time since I have posted here, but I THINK I remember that there were some differences in the island of the GR FORD-class ships...but don't remember if there were any Other differences.
Thanks for your time.
M. Mares
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