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To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (980122)11/8/2016 7:11:53 PM
From: combjelly  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1579022
 
Oops. I forgot about the French. Sorry about that.

The British press was scathing when the Admiral Kuznetsov limped through the English Channel. They pointed out that at least the Russians had a carrier...

Catapults are a matter of cost. Shoehorning one into a non-nuclear carrier doesn't make a lot of sense. Unless you are otherwise using steam, like for propulsion, the boiler assemblage takes up a lot of space. So the ski jumps are the compromise.