Fleet commonality argued against a small British Osprey force

Was Britain planning to buy V-22 Osprey tankers?

Probably not; a small Osprey fleet would add a separate logistics and training burden, while Britain tends to concentrate on fewer aircraft types.

Britain was unlikely to buy a small group of V-22 Osprey tankers because they would introduce another training and logistics system. The repeated British choice was to expand the Chinook fleet rather than maintain several small heavy-lift types. Common aircraft allow spares, maintainers, and training effort to support a larger pool. An individually superior specialist type can still deliver fewer serviceable aircraft on an ordinary day when the fleet is tiny.