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- From: monsuez@genievre (Bruno Monsuez)
- Subject: Re: carrier info.wanted !
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- Organization: Ecole Normale Superieure, PARIS, France
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- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 17:49:18 GMT
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- From monsuez@genievre (Bruno Monsuez)
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- In article <C1D89x.9GC@law7.DaytonOH.NCR.COM> Patrick Eves
- <patrick.eves@canrem.com> writes:
- >
- > From Patrick Eves <patrick.eves@canrem.com>
- >
- >
- >
- > Hi there. I'll take a crack at this, with the understanding that there
- > will probably be some errors, and others will no doubt delight in
- > correcting them...
- >
- > SI>1) How many carriers do UK,USA and France have? (names if possible)
- >
- > UK - 3 light carriers
- > US - 14 fleet carriers plus 13 "helicopter carriers" called LHAs, that
- > most other countries would consider light aircraft carriers (they actually
- > do operate V/STOL Harriers).
- > France - 2 light carriers (but bigger than UK's "light carriers") and one
- > helicopter carrier.
- >
- > SI>2) What kind of aircrafts are they using at their carriers?
- >
- > UK - Harriers, plus Sea King and Lynx helicopters.
- > US - F-14s, F/A-18s, A-6s, S-3s, E-2s, Sea Kings, SH-60s...I dunno, lots.
- > France - F-8 Crusaders, plus choppers and one other attack jet that I forget
- > right now.
- >
- Breguet Alizee, Etendard IV as a reco aircraft, and Super Etendard as an
- attack plane, plus some helicopters. The F-8 Crusaders are still used
- for Air Superiority !!! and are a bit out of date.
-
- > SI>6) Are there any major differenses between British,French and US carriers.
- >
- > Many. American carriers are big, very big. The newest displace around
- > 95,000 tons.
- > British and French carriers displace around 16,000 and 22,000
- > tons, respectively. This means many more aircraft, of many different
- varieties,
- > are carried.
-
- French and American carriers are conventional carriers, operating
- non VSTOL aircraft.
-
- > As one fellow put it, "An American carrier air wing would make
- > a great air force for a small country".
-
- About 80+ aircrafts.
-
- > British and French carriers carry
- > smaller numbers of aircraft, of only one or two varieties.
-
- At least three varieties, and about 40+ aircrafts, in the french navy.
- Landing on such a small and busy aircraft carrier is a real challenge.
-
- For the britisch, from what i red, 10 Harriers and 10 Sea Lynx are the
- standard dotation.
-
- > The newest American carriers are nuclear powered,
- > whereas British and French ones aren't, although
- > the French are building two new nuclear powered ones.
- >
- >
- > There, that's my bit. Hope it was of some help.
- >
- > Pat
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- Bruno Monsuez (monsuez@dmi.ens.fr)
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