The worst secret in the HCS Navy is that very few of it's fleet of F-40Ns are actually capable of carrier operations because of the generally poor state of their undercarriage and structure. It is currently estimated that 8 F-40Ns are available for use off the carrier CNS Cloneworld and the HCSN have been rationing their airpower on deployments, typically just 2 are carried at any one time.
However this has been slightly improved by the clearance of 4 more fighters for carrier use after a rebuild by CAC. This brings the number of aircraft available to 12 and will likely suffice as the A-85NTK and later the F-45K will become available over the next few years.
