Re: What makes a Carrier? (ftfb)

On Fri, 5 Jun 1998, Oerjan Ohlson wrote:

> Mass as a limit should probably be OK. However, it doesn't help the
large
> carriers very much - a wet-navy carrier can only launch the aircraft
in a
> single direction, which limits the launch speeds; but a space fighter
> carrier should be able to launch the fighters in *any* direction,
which
> means that it can potentially launch lots of them very fast - all of
them
> at once, if it has enough launch bays...

OTOH, wet navy ships are so slow compared to aircraft that the carrier's

movement doesn't really matter (except for wind speed over deck). A
space 
carrier's velocity vector may make it impractical to launch in some 
directions. 

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