getting rid of all the old battleships was understandable, trimming the nuclear deterrent is also understandable what difference is there in wiping a enemy country out 50 times over instead of 500 and thats disregarding how modern warfare goes against attacking a full country.
cutting down on defence destroyers /frigates is not. submarines are debatable and IF the 2 planned large carriers come in then even though the total sea-based airforce is lower then id like its still potent. turning the current carriers into multi-role launch bays was imo a good idea seemingly thought out just for another falklands.
but as is theres little reserve /contingency and any extra cuts would completely remove power projection, if the navy had say only one big carrier it would never be used through fear it would be sunk.
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