Re: That is going to be one hell of an expensive failure
They didn't forget the catapults, they just had nothing to power them with, catapults need steam, the carrier is powered by gas turbines, no steam, they needed a nuclear reactor
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Actually, BAE promised them electromagnetic catapults as a later upgrade, then jacked the price to the stratosphere to avoid having to make it work.
The mistake wasn't catapults, it was where they bought the carriers, and the contracts they accepted.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
