Again, it always comes down to, should you have one bigaircraftcarrieror two small ones?
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Members of this diverse elite began assembling at bases on the east and west coasts where a total of one dozen icebreakers awaited, in addition to anaircraftcarrier.
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Development of the most efficient moveable base, namely theaircraftcarrier, is constantly under review.
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The basis of the fleet of the future will be theaircraftcarrier.
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Therefore, we may not be able to complete theaircraftcarriercontracts.
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We are told about the task forces surrounding a singleaircraftcarrier.
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We were able to see how a battleship,aircraftcarrier—which is today's battleship—or cruiser is pre-wetted in order to minimise the effect of atomic radiation.
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What really is the rôle of the cruiser if we haveaircraftcarriergroups?
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One is the deguttedaircraftcarrierin which we can put the lot and steam at 28 knots.
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The complexity, for instance, of the routines in anaircraftcarrier, with about 2,000 hands on board, emphasises the importance of this training.
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The thirdaircraftcarrierwill probably be undergoing a refit—possibly an extended refit.
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Anaircraftcarrierthat really started to make a nuisance of itself would be in a very difficult position in modern warfare.
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No decision has yet been taken aboutaircraftcarrierreplacements.
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There is no other country to use the major largeaircraftcarriertask force.
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At the critical moment in an attack anaircraftcarriercannot zig-zag.
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