Britain doesn't have much of an army or marine force. And it doesn't have much of a navy. What does Britain get for its sizable defense budget? F-35s with nothing to support?
Well this is all kinds of bollocks:
On 22 April, Carrier Strike Group 25 (CSG25) set sail on an eight-month publicity tour, leaving British waters sparsely defended. ...
Britain could only field one of its two carriers, one destroyer, one frigate and one attack submarine. The Royal Navy also has insufficient logistics vessels to support the deployment, with no new solid store ships expected before the end of this decade. Today, besides coastal patrol vessels, all we have to defend British shores are one seaworthy destroyer, two frigates and one attack submarine.
I did warn that Britain had built a one-hit fleet:
If Britain is focusing their navy on supporting a single carrier strike group, and having problems even with that limited goal, is the Royal Navy vulnerable to being taken down with one good hit on the carrier at sea?
This is good news for the fleet:
The Royal Navy could see its destroyer and frigate fleet grow from 14 to 25 vessels[.]
But it also means I can kiss my hopes goodbye for a British Army of the Vistula, eh?
How long before they ditch the planes and just fill the deck with containerized missiles?
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