Hrstrovokia wrote:The Akasha Colony wrote:
Why wouldn't it? It's not like the hangar deck/flight deck disappear if the well deck is in use, or vice versa.
These are generally not separate things, anyway. Any amphibious landing is going to require significant helicopter support.
I just assumed that, although they've have the space for the helicopters in the hanger, on the deck, and the vehicles in the well, they wouldn't necessarily be able to support large aircrew component and large ground crew/troops together at the same time, so that a decision has to be made over which mission it undertakes.
This is more a matter of duration than anything else. Ship berthing is quite flexible because you can literally have people sleep almost anywhere. It's not desirable for long periods, but fine in the shorter term.