The more I think about it the more I am torn about the carrier:
It is nice that they put all the detail in it, no question.
But what will it contribute to the flight sim? As in most cases it is the functionality that is most important for me, not the looks. I hope they will provide us with a bit more of information what we will actually be able to do with it during the next few months.
@Aginor, I think if theyâre looking at tackling Naval Ops to the same degree as Combined Arms, an incredibly detailed carrier is a good starting place- after all, youâre basically looking at a giant floating missile and radar platform as well as a runway. Especially if theyâre going to look at modeling datalink systems down the road (hugely important to both the Tomcat and Hornet).
Then again, thatâs just my speculations and hopes based on the little bit of info provided. 
I would have to say that it adds environment. Thatâs one of the big tenants of a dynamic campaign - feeling that you are part of something bigger than just your aircraft, just your flight. It is one of the main reasons that some mission designers have activity at the airfield when you take off ⊠a sense of something bigger happening.
But functionally, you are correct. It is not going to contribute much more that atmosphere and procedures. Although to be honest, I would love to have someone directing (marshalling) my helicopter flights: atmosphere and procedure.
Thatâs not the only tenant of a dynamic campaign, not by far, but it is one of my top three.
THIS. Biggest thing Iâm hoping for with the new carriers.
Marshalling and tanking. Two major components of carrier aviation. As to the detail levelâŠwell, modeling people on the carrier will be nice since it will have down the line advantages to populating airbases, military facilities, bunkersâŠetcâŠwith more realistic actions.
Iâm really looking forward to perhaps being able to land, get out, get in a vehicle, or get in another aircraft - and/or be rescued by another player, climb into his helo, and get dropped off back at base. There is a coolness factor to that that canât be overstatedâŠ
If the radar dishes on the carriers do not spin at their real life RPM I will not get these modules.
@Tyco if they donât properly model the 4160V, 450V, and 400 Hz electrical distribution systems and how theyâre affected based on where the carrier takes missile hits, Iâm not buying either.
Btw: I hope they use their new stuff developed for the carrier for improving airfields as well.
And while we are at it: If they do a proper carrier I hope they do some rework on the AI planes that land on it as well. Some of those models are still from LOMAC and look REALLY bad. I guess they would look weird on a new detailed carrier. 
âŠand maybe they could give the tankers a bit more AI. IIRC I read a post by a real boom operator somwhere that basically said those tanker crews in DCSW are dicks, and make some aspects of tanking much harder.
When you are dependent on air refueling (which happens to the F/A-18 more often) that really sucks.
I think a detailed dcs ship would be great. I would love a detailed frigate or something similar. Aka dangerous waters.
In a DCS carrier:
I need the meatball and the catapults.
I want the TACAN and ILS.
Everything else is gravy.
Allow me to introduce you to âTilly.â
The crash and salvage crane is standard on any US aircraft carrier thatâs conducting flight operations, just for the purpose youâre speaking of. Though while I find the idea of it being driveable very very exciting, it also makes me very, very nervous. As much crap as I might talk about the Airedales who run the flight deck, moving around large airplanes while simultaneously fueling, arming, launching, and recovering them is as much an art form as it is a science. And depending on how many slots are going to be available on deck, Iâm already seeing the potential for lots and lots of accidental mayhem. And maybe some purposeful mayhem as well.
Dang @Navynuke99 - I had no idea such a thing existed on a carrier! That thing is HUGE! Is it stored below decks or on deck? And I assume it folds up like a transformer or something�
They park her behind the island on the flight deck- I donât know that it would really fit well on an elevator, and the damn thing moves slow as cold molasses in January. And yeah, it does fold up, to an extent. But itâs still flipping huge.
Damn, that thing is HUGE!
Thanks for posting!
F-14 in the works, F-18 in the works, carriers x2 in the works. This is sooo cool. My expectations are going through the roof. Whatâs next? A-4?
I wonder if the DCS team put on the song âIn the Navyâ by the village people every morning. You know, to get them in the mood. Iâm just sayingâŠ
WelllâŠ
Wait, what? A dev group from the Reddit group? Nice!
Iâm still just sitting here waiting for the Rafale M to be developed⊠