The discussion links Britain's large carriers to a plan for leading multinational naval groups. Britain supplies the carrier and a core of escorts, while allied ships fill out the formation. This arrangement gives the carrier's navy an important command role. The argument also identifies a weakness: planning for allied participation does not remove the need for enough British escorts to meet national requirements.
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How a carrier gives Britain a coalition command role
Providing a carrier and core escorts can give a navy leadership of a larger allied task group.