[Scape]

The only reason they did that was they couldn't maneuver as the rudder from a torpedo hit was stuck and so they ended up doing slow circles. The RN would have pounded her to pieces once in range. Otherwise she could have easily outran the RN fleet.

[llama66]

I still say we try to obtain the Britain's three Invincible Class CV when they bring the Queen Elizabeth Class CVF into service.

[bootlegga]

The Invincible carriers might make good UAV carriers, but as a real carrier, their decks are too short to allow non-STOL planes to fly off them.

Besides, given our history of getting used military goods from the UK, I'd be very hesitant to go down that road again. If our government decides we need a carrier or two, it'd be better to build them ourselves, along with the JSS, new DDHs, FFHs, and so on. Why not rejuvenate our own shipbuilding industry instead of giving someone else money?

[Choban]

bootlegga wrote:

The Invincible carriers might make good UAV carriers, but as a real carrier, their decks are too short to allow non-STOL planes to fly off them.

Besides, given our history of getting used military goods from the UK, I'd be very hesitant to go down that road again. If our government decides we need a carrier or two, it'd be better to build them ourselves, along with the JSS, new DDHs, FFHs, and so on. Why not rejuvenate our own shipbuilding industry instead of giving someone else money?

Second that motion. Not only bolsters our fleet but creates jobs on both coasts.

[Scape]

Funny cuz it's true.

[bootlegga]

[PublicAnimalNo9]

bootlegga wrote:

The Invincible carriers might make good UAV carriers, but as a real carrier, their decks are too short to allow non-STOL planes to fly off them.

Besides, given our history of getting used military goods from the UK, I'd be very hesitant to go down that road again. If our government decides we need a carrier or two, it'd be better to build them ourselves, along with the JSS, new DDHs, FFHs, and so on. Why not rejuvenate our own shipbuilding industry instead of giving someone else money?

Exactly, during WW2 our country produced over 4,000 naval vessels. The majority being corvettes mind you but still, we'd be better off than buying surplus British junk...again! Plus, it's a double end deal. We save money NOT buying naval vessels from other countries, and we increase employment and thusly help improve our economy and our defenses.
We could even build some those cheap, "expendable" ships for the US to replace their expensive carriers. Or sell them to other solid, allied nations.
And then there's commercial ships to be built as well. Might as well take a bite out of that market while we're building ships again.