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

https://order-order.com/2019/10/22/boris-confirms-will-pull-wab-government-loses-vote-bill-timetable-tonight/

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

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

non-nuclear, chances are you're gonna have to stop to refuel mid operations

Diesel carriers also piss off enviromentalists so that is a plus

I don't think the Lib Dems or Greens will

You don't have to stop, the operation can continue while refuling occurs @leavethisbotnet

As it did in the Falklands conflict

Actually the Lib Dems could

nuclear refueling is strategic concern, whereas oil refuelling is tactical and operational concern