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 What exactly would be the point of a "full size" nuclear carrier unless you want to build enough of them to go to war with the US? 
 i dunno man i'm just trying to shit post the end of the day away 
 I'm all in favour of war with the US but what you want there is a bunch of nuclear subs to annihilate the coasts. 
 @The Omegle Man @6d6ec790 @55bca1bf @dictatordave 
They were stupid not to use a nuclear propulsion.

The QE Carriers have to refuel every 3 days while in-transit... meaning huge vulnerability and tempting target fast oilers to hang out near the Strike Group.

...oh, and low speeds while refueling... making it take much longer to traverse the world's oceans. 
 Okay, and what exactly is the hurry?  Who exactly is going to be fucking with a NATO carrier group?  With nuclear you'd need another entire carrier, they need a lot of down time. 
 @The Omegle Man @6d6ec790 @55bca1bf @dictatordave 

No, just the same 2

Nuclear carriera need less downtime than Gas Turbines.

They are never refueled... 40-50 years with one fuel load, the life of the carrier. 
 They don't need refuelling.  They need a LOT of downtime.