Nothing short of criminal. If the RN and the broader armed forces cannot value what they have then the argument to give them more / new kit is much harder.Jensy wrote:Unfortunately it seems her situation has recently deteriorated somewhat.
Depends what functions -ArmChairCivvy wrote:Now we can proceed to discuss the functions; how they are to be covered (if at all) in the future
- is forward basing the 100% answer?
a) Hunt/Sandown / USV MCM mothership for the Gulf, then yes it should be forward based.
b) Emergency rescue / repair for SSNs and other CSG/LRG assets then possibly, but a vessel like Diligence must be part of the mix IMO, as they’ll be times when forward basing isn’t an option due to geography and politics.