Alternative Australian carrier aircraft

WI more effective as a fighter from Majestic class carrier?


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Bearcat

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The Canberras are about 22,000 tons, so they are big enough, but are designed to operate helos and land troops so I don't know about aircraft weapons and fuel handling arrangements for an ordenance truck like the F35.

Hmm. I'm guessing you could operate four or so, then, with helos as the balance. But there'd be precious limited magazine space and logistical support / repair capacity. Mostly self-defense, at most a single strike or so worth of ATG ordnance. Hence the desire of the RAN to build one as a dedicated CVL version.
 
The Canberra Class is over 30,000 tons at full load and can carry upto 24 aircraft in the amphibious role or 30 aircraft in the CVS role. A third carrier was mooted but rejected on budgetary issues - the RAN just has too many big programs going on at the moment and not enough money to fund them all, sadly. A third vessel would have been excellent.

Russell
 
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