"Even if you plan to only operate VTOL / STOL fighters from a carrier deck, why did no-one realise that the carrier would need to operate cargo aircraft and tankers to support the fighters, and they would need cats and traps to be useful?
As it is, the only way to ship cargo, spares, mail, and crew to the vessel is by helicopter, which limits the range it can operate from land based support."
Lucky for us the Falklands war happened so close to home wasn't it. No way we could have sent STOVL-only carriers to win a war 8000 miles away with no friendly territory anywhere close.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
