I LoL gagged myself when I saw another AC thread... You guys want and AC for what. Peni* extention contest. We will jump onboard our mighty AC and sail to Cyprus to wage a war, yes, that is what we'll do!
Perhaps you guys want to use the AC to attack the kandil mountains.... good idea, we'll sail to.... ehh... oh yeah nowhere!
Sorry to shatter your illusions, but an AC needs shitload of protection destroyers, frigates, corvette etc. You want to waste a lot of money on getting something that we don't need.
Juan Carlos is a nice toy and that's what we're interested in. it's not so big, but it serves our purpose. mobility+firepower for whatever we want to use it for. and it costs less than an AC.
Btw. we live in the most dangerous part of the world, where would you want to sail with your AC, a cruise around Cape of Good hope ?