With a post 1970 pod, get the US Navy to built 24 Medium carriers instead of the "Nimitz" class to replace their existing carrier fleet.
I'm thinking of having a ship that's around 150 ft longer, so to be able to operate the F-14 Tomcat and be non-nuclear powered to cut the cost of production and running.
The air-wing would as follows.
36 x F/A 14 Tomcats (multi role variant, to act as force multiplier)
12 x S-3 Vikings
4/6 x E-3 Hawkeye's
Would this work?
Would the Navy go for this?
Would the RN be interested in this design to replace the "Invincible" class at the end of the '80's