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Future US carriers are 'going to use steam'
- Someone 7y ago”a staunch proponent of traditional steam catapults that are less complex than the alternatives” Are they really less complex, or is the technology just more mature? Also, https://thehill.com/policy/defense/333681-why-the-navy-is-switching-from-goddamned-steam-catapults https://thehill.com/policy/defense/333681-why-the-navy-is-sw... gives arguments in favor: you can launch more planes per time unit, smoother, with a device that takes less space.
- howard941 7y agoBecause of the long list of arguments in favor, some listed at the article you've cited, the disdain likely results more from unrelated matters including "alternative facts" than with tactical or technical considerations.