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- 05 Feb 2022, 00:18
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Boeing E-3D Sentry AEW.1 (AWACS) (RAF)
- Replies: 409
- Views: 184629
Re: Boeing E-3D Sentry AEW.1 (AWACS) (RAF)
50p and a packet of Smarties that were down the back of the sofa!
- 31 Oct 2021, 22:11
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19404
- Views: 9749761
Re: Type 83 Destroyer (RN) [News Only]
At this rate we'll be lucky to get four, HMS England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
- 11 Oct 2021, 19:27
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Boeing P-8A Poseidon (MRA Mk.1) (RAF)
- Replies: 1271
- Views: 469513
Re: Boeing P-8A Poseidon (MRA Mk.1) (RAF)
Maybe get it up monitoring fishing vessels in the channel asap?
- 27 Aug 2021, 14:49
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Boxer / Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV)
- Replies: 2823
- Views: 747214
Re: Boxer / Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV)
Just going past warcop training centre, a66.
Just fought a glimpse of an 8x8 fitted with a turret.
Unfortunately didn't have time to stop or go back for a better look. So can only presume it was a boxer.
Just fought a glimpse of an 8x8 fitted with a turret.
Unfortunately didn't have time to stop or go back for a better look. So can only presume it was a boxer.
- 20 Jul 2021, 15:34
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]
- Replies: 8498
- Views: 2202850
Re: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]
Are we getting that spec of gun? or a cheaper budget version?
- 27 Jun 2021, 11:36
- Forum: Defence Elsewhere
- Topic: USA Armed Forces
- Replies: 2092
- Views: 112660
Re: USA Armed Forces
You know what the Americans need...... A Type 26 variant
- 10 Jun 2021, 19:34
- Forum: Defence Elsewhere
- Topic: South Korea
- Replies: 217
- Views: 16628
Re: South Korea
You mean treasury. RN probably too scared to tell them this as they'll be cut a type 45 as unnecessary as CVF defends itself from missile attack...Lord Jim wrote:Mind you yet again a Carrier is designed with SAMs, but our Admirals are adamant that ours do not need such weapon systems!
- 31 May 2021, 18:23
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia (1954-1997) (ex RN)
- Replies: 148
- Views: 52762
Re: Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia (1954-1997) (ex RN)
In tribute to Faith, Hope and Charity, how about HMS Desperation as that is what the MoD / Government seems to be running on.
- 26 May 2021, 22:38
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: RN anti-ship missiles
- Replies: 1030
- Views: 252028
Re: RN anti-ship missiles
Any chance they could fit them in Bahrain on the way out?
- 13 May 2021, 20:35
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15455
- Views: 4468220
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
You'd have thought they'd have designed some storage areas other than the aircraft hangar.
- 09 May 2021, 07:12
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: RBSL Challenger 3 (Future) Main Battle Tank (British Army)
- Replies: 358
- Views: 77749
Re: RBSL Challenger 3 Main Battle Tank (British Army)
There's nothing Common about Sense!
- 08 May 2021, 20:51
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments
- Replies: 894
- Views: 326015
Re: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments
Dunno, I kinda like it, wonder about the stability, if it can fire without extending stabilizer legs through the full 360 then I prefer it to the other lorry based solutions I've seen.
- 07 May 2021, 18:46
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: FV4034 Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank (British Army)
- Replies: 2323
- Views: 1052184
Re: FV4034 Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank (British Army)
Shame, would have loved some gold plated Rheinmetall Rh-130 action
- 05 May 2021, 15:03
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15455
- Views: 4468220
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Why not, the current approach has clearly worked since the 1980's
- 05 May 2021, 14:03
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15455
- Views: 4468220
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Or MoD has a cheeky dig at politicians by saying if you'd funded us properly :p
- 02 May 2021, 00:48
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia (1954-1997) (ex RN)
- Replies: 148
- Views: 52762
Re: Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia (1954-1997) (ex RN)
Carriers should have been Queen Elizabeth and Queen Victoria. Leaving Duke of Edinburgh and Prince of Wales for a pair of new LHD's to replace the Albions class
- 29 Apr 2021, 23:04
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19404
- Views: 9749761
Re: Type 83 Destroyer (RN) [News Only]
The problem is that when the multiple other navies destroyers are 10k+ tonnes mounting 96-128 vls silos, then that becomes the baseline for a Destroyer (Us matching it is not making a gold-plated cruiser, but a hopefully, if we're lucky comparable destroyer that with luck could survive a fight)
- 27 Apr 2021, 19:07
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Airbus A400M Atlas (RAF)
- Replies: 394
- Views: 160011
Re: Airbus A400M Atlas (RAF)
Less types of spares, possible less maintenance bodies there also?
- 25 Apr 2021, 23:57
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: FV4034 Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank (British Army)
- Replies: 2323
- Views: 1052184
Re: FV4034 Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank (British Army)
Thought engine at rear also helped thermals and maintenance?
- 17 Apr 2021, 22:30
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: River Class (OPV) (RN)
- Replies: 5492
- Views: 1562510
Re: River Class (OPV) (RN)
Fook me, a one word, direct answer from a politician
- 16 Apr 2021, 22:51
- Forum: Defence Elsewhere
- Topic: French Armed Forces
- Replies: 1878
- Views: 144633
Re: French Armed Forces
Backstreet Dave the mechanics Cut'n'shut job
- 14 Apr 2021, 18:07
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Puma Helicopter (RAF)
- Replies: 380
- Views: 97686
Re: Puma Helicopter (RAF)
If they're in comfort, they'll think its too good for the forces!
- 28 Mar 2021, 18:24
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
- Replies: 1937
- Views: 255915
Re: General UK Defence Discussion
Please tell me that Space Command have their own cadet force, like the Army Cadets, Air Training Corps, Sea Cadets and Royal Marines Cadets, So wanna call someone a Space Cadet!
- 26 Mar 2021, 23:48
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Puma Helicopter (RAF)
- Replies: 380
- Views: 97686
Re: Puma Helicopter (RAF)
What about the AW139M , I believe it is already designed for maritime operations and this could be useful?
- 23 Mar 2021, 23:06
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Airbus A321 (RAF)
- Replies: 55
- Views: 18291
Re: Airbus A321 (RAF)
If it goes down with a load of politicians on if we may then get some MoD funding?