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From: Steve.Bridges@Dayton.NCR.COM (Steve Bridges)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: USN CVs wont fit in Arabian Gulf?
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Date: 12 Aug 90 21:45:26 GMT
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From: Steve.Bridges@Dayton.NCR.COM (Steve Bridges)


I'm not sure if it is a matter of of draft, but of sea room for 
flight operations.  I'm sure that the super tankers will draw more
than 37 feet (see previous article regarding draft)

Let's assume that the carrier needs 35 knots of wind down the deck for
flight operations.  Now, from reading, I know that it takes about 
20 minutes to launch a major strike.  

Now,  since 20 minutes is 1/3 of an hour, they need approximately
11 2/3 nautical miles of clear sea room for steaming at 35 knots (
assuming no wind over the deck).  

I'm sure that with all the oil rigs, wind constraints and the like,
the Persian gulf is not all the suitable for flight ops.

The British carriers and the Tarwara class carry Harriers (British) and
helicopters (Marines) that don't need as much wind to conduct
flight operations, thus they need less sea room.
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