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An Invincible replacement had to justify itself against the task-group roles Australia and Canada expected their carriers to perform.
From What if Britain joined with Australian & Canada to build a 'Maximum' Invincible Class instead? ·
For Australia and Canada, carrier aviation offered task-group leadership and a stronger voice in allied operations.
From What if Britain joined with Australian & Canada to build a 'Maximum' Invincible Class instead? ·
The Sea Harrier made a short carrier deck useful while avoiding the launch and recovery loads imposed by catapults and arresting gear.
From What if Britain joined with Australian & Canada to build a 'Maximum' Invincible Class instead? ·
Sea Harrier supplied a useful air-defence and strike capability within political limits on rebuilding conventional carrier aviation.
From What if Britain joined with Australian & Canada to build a 'Maximum' Invincible Class instead? ·
An illustrative ammunition-cost comparison supports retaining guns alongside missile defences.
From What if Britain joined with Australian & Canada to build a 'Maximum' Invincible Class instead? ·
Different gun ranges and fighter cover gave fleets overlapping defences, including a way to engage aircraft circling beyond American 5-inch/38 range.
From What if Britain joined with Australian & Canada to build a 'Maximum' Invincible Class instead? ·
Previously completed research allowed helicopter airborne early warning to enter service quickly during the Falklands War.
From What if Britain joined with Australian & Canada to build a 'Maximum' Invincible Class instead? ·
Sea Kings and Sea Harriers illustrate why procurement needs to account for a navy's missions and existing capability gaps.
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Kirov and Kiev entered service during Soviet naval expansion under Sergey Gorshkov.
From What if Britain joined with Australian & Canada to build a 'Maximum' Invincible Class instead? ·
A distant Soviet surface deployment could draw submarines or a carrier group away from the main North Atlantic and North Pacific campaigns.
From What if Britain joined with Australian & Canada to build a 'Maximum' Invincible Class instead? ·
German raiding operations illustrate how a threat overseas can draw an opponent's scarce major warships away from a critical front.
From What if Britain joined with Australian & Canada to build a 'Maximum' Invincible Class instead? ·
A feasible Soviet raiding option creates a planning problem even when the allies cannot be certain it will be used.
From What if Britain joined with Australian & Canada to build a 'Maximum' Invincible Class instead? ·
The enlarged-carrier scenario begins with Britain preparing for a sustained war and protecting the reinforcement traffic needed to fight it.
From What if Britain joined with Australian & Canada to build a 'Maximum' Invincible Class instead? ·
Sea Eagle's guidance and warhead support the proposed anti-ship role, while the chance of overwhelming Soviet defences remains uncertain.
From What if Britain joined with Australian & Canada to build a 'Maximum' Invincible Class instead? ·
A submarine waiting in position has different advantages from one racing to catch a fast-moving surface ship.
From What if Britain joined with Australian & Canada to build a 'Maximum' Invincible Class instead? ·
A barrier intended to intercept submarines at the outbreak of war faces a different problem if they sail before hostilities begin.
From What if Britain joined with Australian & Canada to build a 'Maximum' Invincible Class instead? ·
The hypothetical enlargement approaches Kiev in scale, with additional gas turbines and fuel capacity supporting a larger carrier.
From What if Britain joined with Australian & Canada to build a 'Maximum' Invincible Class instead? ·
Restrained crewing estimates accompany an enlarged carrier that retains the Invincible family's sensors and adds Sea Wolf.
From What if Britain joined with Australian & Canada to build a 'Maximum' Invincible Class instead? ·
The conservative proposal provides 24 fighters and more space for anti-submarine and early warning helicopters.
From What if Britain joined with Australian & Canada to build a 'Maximum' Invincible Class instead? ·
A larger Sea Harrier force supports a continuous four-aircraft patrol while keeping replacements ready and allowing for maintenance.
From What if Britain joined with Australian & Canada to build a 'Maximum' Invincible Class instead? ·
Additional aircraft and deck parking could give the enlarged carrier a stronger sea-control force with limited strike capability.
From What if Britain joined with Australian & Canada to build a 'Maximum' Invincible Class instead? ·
The proposed 255-metre hull provides more takeoff distance and room to consider rolling landings.
From What if Britain joined with Australian & Canada to build a 'Maximum' Invincible Class instead? ·
Six strike-configured Sea Harriers and four covering fighters form a small anti-shipping package suited to rapid ski-jump launches.
From What if Britain joined with Australian & Canada to build a 'Maximum' Invincible Class instead? ·
Graf Spee illustrates how damage constrains a raider without repair facilities, spare parts or a secure destination.
From What if Britain joined with Australian & Canada to build a 'Maximum' Invincible Class instead? ·
A joint carrier fleet requires a much larger Sea Harrier purchase once national training and maintenance needs are included.
From What if Britain joined with Australian & Canada to build a 'Maximum' Invincible Class instead? ·
Canada's and Australia's reasons for operating carriers rest on their dependence on trade routes and maritime communications.
From What if Britain joined with Australian & Canada to build a 'Maximum' Invincible Class instead? ·
Orders from several navies could bring helicopter early warning into service earlier and support continued development.
From What if Britain joined with Australian & Canada to build a 'Maximum' Invincible Class instead? ·
Thirty-two fighters and six early warning helicopters give the enlarged carrier more options for simultaneous patrols and strikes.
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A larger helicopter fleet raises the possibility of reinforcing early warning by exchanging mission equipment aboard anti-submarine airframes.
From What if Britain joined with Australian & Canada to build a 'Maximum' Invincible Class instead? ·
Carrier delivery dates and diplomatic decisions leave room for war even with a larger British fleet on order.
From What if Britain joined with Australian & Canada to build a 'Maximum' Invincible Class instead? ·
A larger fighter force with early warning could sustain more patrols and help preserve ships and supplies needed ashore.
From What if Britain joined with Australian & Canada to build a 'Maximum' Invincible Class instead? ·
Helicopters north and south of the Falklands could force attackers into less efficient approaches and reduce their operating options.
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The enlarged Invincible remains smaller than Queen Elizabeth while offering a possible shared design for several navies.
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Choosing catapults requires a support system whose cost and political dependencies extend beyond the carrier.
From What if Britain joined with Australian & Canada to build a 'Maximum' Invincible Class instead? ·
Greater concern for trade-route security could encourage additional carriers and a Japanese route into Sea Harrier operations.
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Continuing international participation could change replacement-carrier numbers, construction arrangements and practical independence.
From What if Britain joined with Australian & Canada to build a 'Maximum' Invincible Class instead? ·
The account links Trollope's lack of further sea commands to an earlier dispute with Lord St Vincent connected with the Channel Fleet, even as Trollope continued to gain flag rank.
From Admiral Henry Trollope: A Great Carronade Career with Sad End ·
French-language references offer another route into Trollope's career when an English-language article provides little detail.
From Admiral Henry Trollope: A Great Carronade Career with Sad End ·
Rainbow's carronade-heavy armament reflected Trollope's preference for the weapon, while its French opponent carried twenty-six 18-pounder long guns and another dozen guns.
From Admiral Henry Trollope: A Great Carronade Career with Sad End ·
A 32-pounder carronade shot led the French captain to mistake Rainbow for a disguised ship of the line and surrender after one broadside.
From Admiral Henry Trollope: A Great Carronade Career with Sad End ·
Trollope's victories, senior rank and honours did not protect him from illness, fear and isolation in his final years.
From Admiral Henry Trollope: A Great Carronade Career with Sad End ·
War studies is described as applying historical knowledge and analytical skills to present problems and possible futures.
From Admiral Henry Trollope: A Great Carronade Career with Sad End ·
Churchill's persistence could sustain a difficult policy or make a mistaken decision harder to reverse.
From Churchill's Good ideas: the actually good, the bad, and the ridiculous ·
Alanbrooke's diary contains praise as well as criticism, and records the frustrations of working for Churchill.
From Churchill's Good ideas: the actually good, the bad, and the ridiculous ·
The move to oil improved naval operations while replacing a domestic fuel supply with dependence on imports.
From Churchill's Good ideas: the actually good, the bad, and the ridiculous ·
Churchill's domestic record as prime minister in the 1950s receives a broadly favourable assessment.
From Churchill's Good ideas: the actually good, the bad, and the ridiculous ·
The Royal Naval Air Service's armoured cars and the landship idea show the navy's involvement in fighting on land.
From Churchill's Good ideas: the actually good, the bad, and the ridiculous ·
Secrecy prevented naval planning from contributing fully to the government's strategy before the First World War.
From Churchill's Good ideas: the actually good, the bad, and the ridiculous ·