HMS Queen Elizabeth

[Marine Commando]

I think it would be excellent to see this in DCS. Considering it embarks assets from the Navy, Royal Marines, RAF and Army, it would be a worthwhile addition and brilliant for a variety of scenarios. Not to mention the fact that it has two islands, which is very cool

[Mr_sukebe]

Agreed.

Be aware that there's a mod for this already.

[Northstar98]

Whilst I'm all for the adding of new naval assets and overhauling current ones I feel like the Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carrier isn't as good of a choice compared to other RN assets. Yes, it would be cool to have as an AI vessel, but the issue is both it's RADAR systems are heavily classified and the aircraft it operates aren't likely going to be able to be player controlled in a very long time. Near enough all the aircraft are classified, some can't fulfil their roles properly due to DCS limitations (well, that will probably change in the future, but at the moment, DCS limitations limit what they can do). The F-35B, the Merlin HM.2 and the Wildcat HMA.2 are all horrifically complex even if they weren't classified, making them extremely difficult and time consuming for playable aircraft and we're not likely to see them for at least 20 years. The Wildcat AH.1 is most likely very complicated too minus the EO system and the RADAR, it will also very likely have too many classified systems. None of the Wildcat's weapons for either version (except Stingray) are operation yet - they're still in development and won't enter service until the 2020s.

 

So what we'll have is an aircraft carrier without aircraft, and if we do get aircraft they'll be AI and heavily approximated.

 

Here's the near enough list of RN assets that I personally think would be better suited to DCS where it is right now, aircraft for them won't be as classified or complex, they'll even be out of service. Here goes:

 

Aircraft carriers:

• Invincible class (in all variants - Sea Dart, Sea Dart + Goalkeeper, Sea Dart + Phalanx, Goalkeeper, Phalanx)
  
• HMS Hermes (post 1973 fit)
  

 

Amphibious Assault

• Fearless class LPD [preferably in both fits: Sea Cat + Bofors 40mm and Phalanx Block 0 (I think) and GAM-B01]
  
• Albion class [before 2017 refit, due to installation of Type 997 ARTISAN, unless it can be sufficiently approximated)
  
• HMS Ocean (before 2014 refit, again due to Type 997 ARTISAN installation)
  

 

Frigates

• Type 22 [preferably batch 1, 2 and 3]
  
• Type 23 frigate [before Type 997 ARTISAN fit]
  
• Type 12M Leander class [preferably batch 1 and batch 2 (with the Sea Wolf/Exocet conversion)
  
• Type 21
  

 

Destroyers

• Type 42 [batch 1, 2 and 3]
  
• County class [batch 2]
  

 

Patrol

• River class [preferably batch 2, if not batch 1, as well as HMS Clyde fit]
  

 

RFA

• Bay class LSD(with it's FFBNW weapons)
  
• Wave Knight class
  
• Fort Victoria class
  
• Tide class (might be more difficult - only entered service last year)
  

 

This is the list I'd like to see, if we can do more modern then why not? But the problem I have with the Q.E. class is that it's aircraft aren't likely to even be able to be done for a very long time, whereas aircraft for the other ships can be done with less hassle (RAZBAM are even planning UK Harrier IIs).

 

Obviously more improvements in the naval environment are required to really get these ships to thrive (working well decks for LPDs/LSDs, working davits, hangars etc as well as different ship states etc). But now that we've got underwater the potential for ASW is available, so I might add submarines to the list too