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thunderchief
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There is virtually no chance you could install steam cats in that ship. EMALS are possible, but it would be huge redesign and removing ramp would be least of your problems . There are some proposals to do that with middle life refit :
TerraN_EmpirE
Tyrant King
I think it could be done. QE class was originally designed with all three modes of carrier operations in mind. V/Stol which is what was built, Stobar and Catbar if you look at the photos the Ramp has been built onto the bow there is a visible line where the ramp starts and the deck ends on forecastle. It would require pulling her in for a extensive refit but everything is there at the bare bones. All you need is the need and the Emals cats.
You're forgetting just two things: an awful lot of money and a considerable amount of time. Oh, and it might have to be done in a foreign country: Scotland.
asif iqbal
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lol yeah true
But let's remember before either one of these carriers is operationally deployed we have not one but two defence reviews one in 2015 and another in 2020 then they will decide if they will have two operational carriers or just keep one on ready state and one deployed
I will be honest two defence reviews they might not use the "surge" capability the Americans use it costs too much I have a feeling they might keep just one in reserve to save money
Plus I don't even think that RN can deploy two carrier strike group unless and I mean unless I really bad situation arises
UK commitment to maritime security, NATO obligations, counter narcotics, counter terrorism and anti piracy and all the other training and excercises they will be stretched
A UK carrier group will have
1 x QE carrier
2 x Type 45 DDG
2-3 x Type 26 FFG
1 x MARS tankers
1 x Astute Class
That's 8 ships per CSG
Well, with the completion of my Kuznetsov aircraft carrier in 1/350 scale, I now have all of the following modern aircraft carriers (and their escorts) completed in 1/350 scale:
USS Enterprise, CVN-65, nuclear powered CATOBAR super carrier
PLAN Liaoning, CV-16, convetionally powered, STOBAR carrier
French Charles de Gaulle, nuclear powered CATOBAR carrier
HMS Illustrious, R06, convetionally powered, STOVL sarrier
Russian Kuznetsov, CV-063, conventionally powered STOBAR carrierCarrier
JS Hyuga, DDH-181, convetionally powered, VTOL carrier
Pretty cool. Here's a good pic of the Enterprise and the Liaoning models together.
LOL! I will have to get all of the learfs into the dinner table and tget all five on there at once.
I am waiting for the following carriers to come out, and will replace the respective carriers when they do:
1/350 scale USS Ford Class
1/350 scale HMS Queen Elizabeth Class
I still have the 1/350 scale Sao Puolo to build...and have even found the appropriate A-4 and S-3 aircraft for its airwing.
One day, when someone comes out with a 1/350 scale Virkamaditya, or Izumo, or whatever the newer PLAN carrir is...I will buy those and add them to the collection.
In addition to those five carriers, I have about thirty other 1/350 scale vessels, from AEGIS Cruisers, to AEGIS destroyers, to a Russina nuclear battle cruiser, and other destroyers, frigates and submarines built to escort them all.
For exmaple:
USS Enterprise, CVN-65, nuclear powered CATOBAR super carrier
PLAN Liaoning, CV-16, convetionally powered, STOBAR carrier
French Charles de Gaulle, nuclear powered CATOBAR carrier
HMS Illustrious, R06, convetionally powered, STOVL sarrier
Russian Kuznetsov, CV-063, conventionally powered STOBAR carrierCarrier
JS Hyuga, DDH-181, convetionally powered, VTOL carrier
Pretty cool. Here's a good pic of the Enterprise and the Liaoning models together.
LOL! I will have to get all of the learfs into the dinner table and tget all five on there at once.
I am waiting for the following carriers to come out, and will replace the respective carriers when they do:
1/350 scale USS Ford Class
1/350 scale HMS Queen Elizabeth Class
I still have the 1/350 scale Sao Puolo to build...and have even found the appropriate A-4 and S-3 aircraft for its airwing.
One day, when someone comes out with a 1/350 scale Virkamaditya, or Izumo, or whatever the newer PLAN carrir is...I will buy those and add them to the collection.
In addition to those five carriers, I have about thirty other 1/350 scale vessels, from AEGIS Cruisers, to AEGIS destroyers, to a Russina nuclear battle cruiser, and other destroyers, frigates and submarines built to escort them all.
For exmaple:
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Yes.
Abosultely, Jura. I would love to, but I have not found a company that makes any Italian or Spanish models of modern warships in 1/350 scale.
But I would love to have an Italian group centered on the Cavour and their Horizon escorts, a Spanish group centered on the Juan Carlos and their F-100 AEGIS frigates, and an Australian group centered on the Canberra and their new Hobart destroyers.
One day perhaps one of the model makers will make those vessels in 1/350 scale. In the mean time....I build what I can.
For example, my model for the Sao Paulo is actually the model that was put out some years ago of the French Foch. I will be able to modify it fairly easily, and have found the A-4s and S-2Ts to build the airwing.
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