As title says. Spinoff from the other thread
I never realized there was a third ship in construction that was scrapped after WWII, 25% complete.
Considering (with perfect hindsight of course) that Ark Royal and Eagle were the only carriers big enough for Phantoms, I wonder about that third carrier.
By the way, what would you scrap to fully modernize that one in the 50's ?
- Victorious ?(WTF, EIGHT years spent modernizing a WWII hull, but WHY ? I don't understand)
- the varied Centaurs ?
- Tigers ?
discussin with Riain in another thread a while back, he told me that Eagle modernization had been deliberately scrapped to favor the Ark Royal, which was enough worn out no carrier would be left past 1975 ?
They couldn't pull such crass and gross trick with a third audacious around. I wonder if it could have soldiered long enough to scare the shit of the Junta, hence no Falklands...