UK's largest warship ever is ready for war

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The 65,000-ton carrier, with its air assets and support units, is now ready to deploy within five days of receiving orders to do so.


Officials have said the carrier's first deployment would include Asia, on a route that would likely take it past China and Taiwan.


RUNDOWN SHOWS:
1. Show carrier and its strike group sailing in full strength.
2. Show operations on carrier. Sailors working. F35 launching.
3. Map of route through Asia. Zoom on route through South China Sea.
4. Show carrier air wing capability, types of units. Show force protection mode units
5. Show shallow-water mode units. Submarine patrolling under water.
6. 2 frigates firing anti-submarine weapons, 2 destroyers firing anti-air weapons.


VOICEOVER (in English):
CNN reports that the Royal Navy announced on January 4 that its Carrier Strike Group, centered on its brand new carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, had achieved Initial Operating Capability.


This means that the 65,000-ton carrier, with its air assets and support units, is ready to deploy within five days of receiving orders to do so.


Officials have said the carrier's first deployment would include Asia, on a route that would likely take it past China and Taiwan.


The carrier is designed to carry up to 72 aircraft like the F-35 stealth fighter jet, and various types of helicopters.


In a Force Protection role, the helicopter force may consist of nine Merlin HM2 anti-submarine helicopters and five Merlin HM2 Crowsnest early-warning helicopters.


For shallow-water operations, the helicopter force may consist of a mixture of transport and attack helicopters like the Chinook and Apache AH1.


For support, the carrier will have a submarine and two surface escorts — a frigate for anti-submarine warfare, and a destroyer for anti-air warfare. It will be supplied by a Tide-class fleet tanker and a dry-stores supply ship.




SOURCES: CNN, South China Morning Post, 9news
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/05/europe/uk-aircraft-carrier-strike-group-intl-hnk-mil/index.html
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3116146/china-blasts-nato-british-aircraft-carrier-heading-south-china
https://www.9news.com.au/world/british-royal-navy-announce-aircraft-carrier-power-on-hms-queen-elizabeth/e19c94ea-d6d3-4c76-bdc0-f884e43c23fe


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