And what was the reasoning there? I have wondered about the re-design to 3 wires
Has to do with launching big wings off cat 2 without fouling the LA. As it stands now with CVN-68 class carriers, everything but legacy Hornets foul the LA when they're on cat 2, its actually the outboard most JBD plate on cat 2 that does it.... There is apparently some design magic in CVN76 et all that prevents this - perhaps an extra angle or so between BRC and FB...?