Comments by "Tams80" (@tams805) on "Up Close To Britain’s Most Powerful Warship: HMS Queen Elizabeth | Forces TV" video.

  1.  MI6  All ships leak.
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  2. There will always be frigates and destroyers attached to the carrier group and they will likely go in for maintenance at the same time as the carrier. So while a carrier is available, there will always be ships to escort it. Whether we have enough to provide an adequate escort is an issue, but our allies should on many occasions be able to help provide some of it.
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  3. If it were fully operational, yes. However, it hasn't finished trials yet and the flooding hasn't been catastrophic.
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  4. It was designed to be either STOVL or catapult. The electromagnetic catapults still aren't ready for operational use and the UK has been looking to save money on defence spending. The F35B offers a lot of what the UK wants while saving money by allowing for an integrated force.
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  5. It's crazy to me that we're talking about replacing the type 45s when it seems like only a few years ago that I saw them being tested. I think that's me getting older though.
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  6.  @wasp6594  Not to mention, the US still haven't found a solution to scrapping nuclear-powered ships. If a country their size can't find somewhere to dispose of the nuclear waste, then how would the UK?
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