>>6102278Note: scout groups and BARCAP fighters will return and need to land in around 1 hour, arriving over the course of about 30 minutes. Helicopters will arrive around 30 minutes later, assuming current fuel expenditure. The E2 can loiter for up to six hours on internal fuel.
Fixed-wing flight ops are normally flown in pulses or ‘events’ of 12-20 sorties, typically spaced 60-90 minutes apart, with around 10 events per day. Each event’s planes are prepped and staged while the previous one’s are in the air and the deck has more room for reconfiguring. Attempting to send up planes at will is a recipe for traffic jams, which can mean long delays for the cats or lost airframes and pilots if the wires aren’t cleared in time. A shipgirl has many advantages over a ship in that they are magic, but you must obey the laws of physical space in at least this regard.
Helicopters must work around the launching and landing schedule for safety reasons, but can operate at all hours of the day or night.
Current air wing (65 fixed-wing, 20 rotary):
24 F-14E Tomcats (12 committed)
12 F/A-18E Super Hornets (2 committed)
12 F/A-18F Super Hornets (2-seat var.) (2 committed)
5 E/A-18G Growlers (1 committed)
8 S-3B Vikings (4 committed)
4 E2-C Hawkeyes (1 committed)
8 MH-60S Sierras (0 committed)
12 MH-60R Romeos (5 committed)
