Message from @leavethisbotnet
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Safety measures proportionate to the dangers can be a significant disadvantage on the operational/tactical level too.
If nuclear means that you'll be more cautious about where you send the CV, that can be a very significant disadvantage.
Nuclear has massive costs
Increased size requirements, weight as well
There's the mid-life refueling and the after-life disposal which costs a shit load of money
Also, some nations even NATO ones don't allow nuclear powered ships, or those carrying nuclear weapons into their ports
Nuclear powered carriers are "eh".
Your ship and carrier task force will always need food and refueling
So you're still bound by the same supply limitations as before
For the vast majority of countries, conventional power is superior
The thing is, suppercarriers are the biggest and therefore most fuel hungry ships in the fleet by some margin.
15 years of diesel costs the same as JUST installing the carriers nuclear reactor and fueling it
There's also the higher maintenance costs
The mid-life refueling costs
AND the after-life cleanup costs
You don't need to recite the video
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My favourite aspect was the political one
Countries denying nuclear powered ships in their waters
True, but the same ships that refuel your fleet refuel your carrier @leavethisbotnet
Carriers do use up a lot of space for hanger and other stuff, you don't necessarily have to refuel the other ships as often as the carrier.
Food stores on a typical destroyer are a month
Same for the carrier
The Queen Elizabeth class has a longer range than her escorts anyway
A large fleet that wants to project power (One of the main reasons for a carrier anyway) will require a large auxiliary fleet already
If he pulls the bill what effect will that have?
My guess is, one of the major reasons is to minimize downtime during operations, since CVs are extremely important.
Don't quote me on this but I believe the downtime for a mid-life refueling is a couple years
@Hopix I assume it would essentially end the deal and he would support a GE instead
2 years for a sub and 3 for a carrier
"I believe the downtime for a mid-life refueling is a couple years"
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But that doesn't happen in the middle of military operation.
But we still extend?
I would imagine so
True, but it could happen before those operations occur
He needs opposition support for a GE
The ship could be in drydock during the start of the conflict
And the normally scheduled one is still years away
I don't see how he'll get a GE