Message from @Nathan James 123
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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.
@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
You can plan the refuelling long ahead, and you can have plenty reserves to refuel years later if you absolutely need it now.
He won't @Hopix
That assumes you know when the conflict will start @leavethisbotnet
He would have to get a decent amount of opposition MP's to support him
It could happen after the 31st
The SNP already support a GE
The point is that the refuelling is controllable and outside of the operations area.
Labour could, possibly if Corbyn decides to follow his pledge to support a GE once the extension has been agreed