RE: What makes a carrier, a carrier?

I agree with you Mike. The Royal Navys carriers were all orginally
called	 
through deck cruisers for political reasons (Aircraft Carrier sounds
more   
expensive!). A lot of european navies have very small aircraft carriers.

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From:  FTGZG-L[SMTP:FTGZG-L@bolton.ac.uk]
Sent:  25 September 1996 10:06
To:  FTGZG-L
Subject:  Re: What makes a carrier, a carrier?

Reply-To: FTGZG-L@bolton.ac.uk
Subject: Re: What makes a carrier, a carrier?

Pete wrote:
> Ages ago, there was some talk about the dividing line between
>a carrier and a non-carrier.  I believe it compared the MASS of the
>fighter bays vs. something else.  I need to know so I can update my
>gaming groups "House Rules".  Anyone remember what the "accepted"
>carrier classification is?

I think it was suggested to use ships with mass of at least cruiser size
  
for
carrying fighters.  Of course smaller surface ships of today, like
destroyers are capable of carrying aircraft as well, but with limited
capacity and facilities.

I like the idea of carrying fighters on ships smaller than capital size.
  
 It
seems logical since fleets might tend to be small when patroling the
vast
expanses of space, and might require some small craft support (e.g.
scouting, etc.).  This would be very helpful in campaigns.

Mike Miserendino