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LAS RAZONES DE LA AUSENCIA DEL PORTAAVIONES BRITÁNICO HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH EN EL MAR ROJO - THE REASONS FOR THE ABSENCE OF THE BRITISH AIRCRAFT CARRIER HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH IN THE RED SEA
18.01.2024 09:53
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Hace unos días surgió la información de que, a pesar de los reclamos en sentido contrario, el portaaviones británico HMS Queen Elizabeth no sería enviado al Mar Rojo. El medio inglés The Telegraph atribuyó este hecho a la falta de tripulantes para uno de sus buques de apoyo, concretamente para el RFA (Royal Fleet Auxiliary) Fort Victoria. La mencionada nave es un buque logístico de abastecimiento de material sólido es decir alimentos, municiones, repuestos para aeronaves y otros. Según el medio mencionado, este buque no puede ser de la partida porque cuenta solo con una tripulación mínima contra los 100 efectivos que deberían estar tripulándolo. No faltan quienes aseguran que el portaaviones no depende de este buque y que podría ser desplegado sin él. ¿Por qué entonces el Queen Elizabeth en lo peor de la escalada entre Estados Unidos, el Reino Unido y los rebeldes hutíes no es enviado a la zona?
Portaaviones HMS Queen Elizabeth
La escasez de tripulantes para los buques de la Royal Navy es real, pero cuesta creer que eso impida el despliegue de un portaaviones. Hay otros factores que deben ser considerados antes de formarse una opinión. Así, por ejemplo, se sabe que el buque HMS Diamond - un destructor antiaéreo Tipo 45 que ya está en el Mar Rojo - no cuenta con una gran reserva de misiles. De hecho este buque pertenece a la problemática clase Daring que tuvo innumerables fallos de propulsión y que podría ser considerada como no completamente fiable. También hay que destacar la falta de aviones para completar la dotación del HMS Queen Elizabeth cuya cantidad de aparatos de combate F-35B sería de sólo 8 unidades. Así lo cita Navy Lookout, un sitio web británico, en una nota de hace tres meses. También hemos informado oportunamente que en alguno de sus despliegues, este portaaviones ni siquiera contó con su dotación completa de armamento de defensa terminal. Los riesgos en la región a la que se solicita que se lo envíe son por demás elevados. Los rebeldes hutíes, se dice, reciben armas (o al menos el financiamiento para las mismas) de los iraníes y en su arsenal no faltan ni misiles balísticos ni misiles cruceros capaces de provocar algún daño a este caro activo de la Marina Real británica. El año 1982 sigue presente en la memoria de muchos.
THE REASONS FOR THE ABSENCE OF THE BRITISH AIRCRAFT CARRIER HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH IN THE RED SEA
A few days ago, information emerged that despite some requests, the British aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth would not be sent to the Red Sea. The English media The Telegraph attributed this fact to the lack of crew for a support ship, specifically the lack of crew for the RFA (Royal Fleet Auxiliary) Fort Victoria, a solid material support ship. According to the aforementioned media, this ship cannot set sail because it only has a minimum crew compared to the 100 sailors that should be manning it. There is no shortage of those who claim that the aircraft carrier does not depend on this ship and that it could be deployed without it. Why then is the Queen Elizabeth, at the worst of the escalation between the United States, the United Kingdom and the Houthi rebels, not sent to the area?
The shortage of crew members for Royal Navy ships is real, but it is hard to believe that it is preventing the deployment of an aircraft carrier. There are other factors that need to be considered before forming an opinion. Thus, for example, it is known that the HMS Diamond, a type 45 anti-aircraft destroyer that is already in the Red Sea, does not have a large reserve of missiles. In fact this ship, this destroyer belongs to the problematic Daring class that had countless propulsion problems and that might not be considered totally reliable. It should also be noted the lack of aircraft to complete the complement of HMS Queen Elizabeth, whose amount on board would be only 8 aircraft, as quoted by Navy Lookout, a British website. We have also reported that in some of its deployments, this aircraft carrier did not even have its full complement of terminal defense weaponry, which increases the risks. The Houthi rebels, it is said, receive weapons from the Iranians (or at least the financing for them) from the Iranians. In their arsenal there is no shortage of ballistic missiles or cruise missiles capable of causing some damage to this important asset of the British Royal Navy
THE REASONS FOR THE ABSENCE OF THE BRITISH AIRCRAFT CARRIER HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH IN THE RED SEA
A few days ago, information emerged that despite some requests, the British aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth would not be sent to the Red Sea. The English media The Telegraph attributed this fact to the lack of crew for a support ship, specifically the lack of crew for the RFA (Royal Fleet Auxiliary) Fort Victoria, a solid material support ship. According to the aforementioned media, this ship cannot set sail because it only has a minimum crew compared to the 100 sailors that should be manning it. There is no shortage of those who claim that the aircraft carrier does not depend on this ship and that it could be deployed without it. Why then is the Queen Elizabeth, at the worst of the escalation between the United States, the United Kingdom and the Houthi rebels, not sent to the area?
The shortage of crew members for Royal Navy ships is real, but it is hard to believe that it is preventing the deployment of an aircraft carrier. There are other factors that need to be considered before forming an opinion. Thus, for example, it is known that the HMS Diamond, a type 45 anti-aircraft destroyer that is already in the Red Sea, does not have a large reserve of missiles. In fact this ship, this destroyer belongs to the problematic Daring class that had countless propulsion problems and that might not be considered totally reliable. It should also be noted the lack of aircraft to complete the complement of HMS Queen Elizabeth, whose amount on board would be only 8 aircraft, as quoted by Navy Lookout, a British website. We have also reported that in some of its deployments, this aircraft carrier did not even have its full complement of terminal defense weaponry, which increases the risks. The Houthi rebels, it is said, receive weapons from the Iranians (or at least the financing for them) from the Iranians. In their arsenal there is no shortage of ballistic missiles or cruise missiles capable of causing some damage to this important asset of the British Royal Navy