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| Navy's two aircraft carriers do not have enough supply ships to keep them stocked with food and ammunition, experts warn |
| 2020-06-27 |
| [Daily Mail] The Royal Navy's two £6.4billion aircraft carriers do not have enough supply ships to keep them stocked with ammunition and food, the Whitehall spending watchdog has warned. The Navy has just one vessel that can supply its biggest ever warships – the Queen Elizabeth and the Prince of Wales – on operations, the National Audit Office said. Three supply ships are 'crucial' in order for the force to operate, the damning report found. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #7 Not enough = one? Insane. When that one goes out of commission, send the carriers home on short rations? Nelson wept. |
| Posted by: KBK 2020-06-27 19:56 |
| #6 @4 - I guess Nap's troops were too tired travelling on their empty stomachs! |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-06-27 19:00 |
| #5 ...first problem occurred when the Russians successfully block their return route at the Battle of Maloyaroslavets which force the army to follow the already pillaged path they had taken to Moscow...problems skyrocketed when the first units came back to Smolensk which was depoted and looted all the rest of the army's supplies. Se la guerre. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2020-06-27 18:09 |
| #4 @Rambler. Napoleon: "Amateurs think strategy, professionals think logistics" Was that before or after he attempted to conquer Russia? |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2020-06-27 14:31 |
| #3 @Rambler. Napoleon: "Amateurs think strategy, professionals think logistics" |
| Posted by: JFM 2020-06-27 12:47 |
| #2 And what about fleet protection for the carriers? Without it supply ships are irrelevant when the carriers are sitting ducks. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2020-06-27 12:05 |
| #1 Who was it who said that good generals think strategy, great generals think logistics? |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2020-06-27 11:14 |