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1. Phantom II was an 'interim' system, until the cheaper to run Jaguar entered service.2. Capability....in both cases (P1154 and TSR.2) the capabilities of these aircraft IF they had reached RAF service could not have been as planned.First off P1154 (to be called Harrier) had much a similar fit of avionics as that which ended up in both Harrier and Jaguar. Yet they did not recieve the digital INS but rather a analogue system.Then we come to the vexed issue of the TSR.2 computer and the fact it couldn't have been the system they were working with at the time of cancellation. The 'most likely' is that produced for the USN A7 Corsair, which proved quite flexible.A 'barebones' system would ditch the sophistcated computer for using something similar to the Jaguar, again leaving great scope for flexibility.3. Yes CVA-01 and the SSN fleet are probably mutually exclusive without other compromises across all Services. However range of weapons systems means it's not an easy comparison between the offensive capabilities of a CVA-01 and its aircraft with that of a SSN.
1. Phantom II was an 'interim' system, until the cheaper to run Jaguar entered service.
2. Capability....in both cases (P1154 and TSR.2) the capabilities of these aircraft IF they had reached RAF service could not have been as planned.
First off P1154 (to be called Harrier) had much a similar fit of avionics as that which ended up in both Harrier and Jaguar. Yet they did not recieve the digital INS but rather a analogue system.
Then we come to the vexed issue of the TSR.2 computer and the fact it couldn't have been the system they were working with at the time of cancellation. The 'most likely' is that produced for the USN A7 Corsair, which proved quite flexible.
A 'barebones' system would ditch the sophistcated computer for using something similar to the Jaguar, again leaving great scope for flexibility.
3. Yes CVA-01 and the SSN fleet are probably mutually exclusive without other compromises across all Services. However range of weapons systems means it's not an easy comparison between the offensive capabilities of a CVA-01 and its aircraft with that of a SSN.
