An article today in the Daily Telegraph claims in order to finance the two CVFs the rest of the Royal Navy will be reduced to six Type 45 & six type 23 frigates, seven Astute SSNs and four aging Vanguard SSBNs that may or may not be replaced. Given that an American Carrier Strike group usually consists of a mix of five or six CGs/DDGs and one or two SSNs it appears if the CVFs are properly escorted there will be insufficient ships for almost any other tasks. It appears to be an absurd naval strategy. |