what about the battle group around it(Aircraft carrier) .
tats approx 1.1 bill to buy and 2-2.5 bill to get the other ships.
Will britan sell??? the biggest question to be answered
i think u got me wrong , what i meant was that total investment on the carrier would be 600 mil$
I expect britain to give the carrier for free and charge 400 mil$ for repair and upg
and pakistan can get the airwing of carrier for around 200 mil$
comprising of 12 secondhand harriers and 8 helicopters
IF you ask my opinion then i would like the indian navy to acquire an invincible class carrier . coz the Indian navy can surely afford to pay 400-500 mil$ for its upg and we already have harriers and plenty of helicopters , if required then we can get 8-10 second hand harriers as well for around 100 mil$
The simple reason being that watever u say , invincible class is still better than 50 yr old viraat , and will be able to serve us till 2030
AS U MUST BE KNOWING , HMS ILLUSTRIUS IS DUE FOR RETIREMENT IN 2012 SO I THINK BOTH PAKISTAN AND INDIA SHOULD BID ON THE 2 CARRIERS INSTEAD OF LETTING THEM BEING SENT TO A SHIP BREAKING YARD IN 2020 OR BEING CONVERTED INTO A MUSEUM SHIP OR WORST INTO A CASINO BY CHINA
AND YES PAKISTAN SHOULD BE LOOKING TO ACQUIRE A 5000 TON SECOND HAND DESTROYERS , AT LEAST 3 0F THEM
AND CHINA HAS PLENTY OF DESTROYERS BUILT DURING THE 70s and 80s which can fill this role
And finally the rule of thumb is that u should have 10-12 frigates and destroyers in service , to be able to mentain one CBG with 7-8 escorts , and pakistan is on course to operate a fleet of 12 frigates
