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Originally Posted by Mancie
Whatever the cost I think the main difference is that you can't transport troops or carry aircraft in Italian hotels  |
Valid enough point, plus there's also the security aspect. A carrier out at sea is far more difficult to get to & attack than a Hotel on the mainland. The Coalition really have dropped a bollock on this one & as to those so called Military advisers, who "Advised" on getting shut of the Ark & her Harriers, they should hang their heads.
As to pricing obviously a carrier & aircraft stationed off shore has got to be more expedient than what is being done now, plus the time on station is degraded due to the distance of a land base & the need to use fuel to get there & back. The article below from a Navy man, who's been there, seen it done it, just quantifies it all.
£ 1.2M A Month For RAF To Stay In Italian Hotels - UK's #1 Community: Navy, Marines, Army, RAF