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Digger22 wrote:Someone needs to get a grip once and for all on Defence Procurement.
This is a complete shambles, a National disgrace and embarrassing!

That statement could apply for each and every decade going back to the 1950's...

serge750 wrote:I was actually hoping for a couple of Apache's - no operational benefit, but just because i like them

The US AH-64E Version 6 will be much more effective against sea going targets.
Whether or not the UK variant follows suit though...?

It's just a covert way of locking down the IoW so that this trial with the tracking app can be tested properly... :lol: Having to use a carrier to counter the might of the I.o.W ferry? I had no idea the Red Funnel Line had such power! Presumably people remember the old joke "what's brown and s...

... is the ford class ready to rock and roll now all probs fixed Not really. Shock testing still hasn't been done as this was meant for hull #2 (79-Kennedy), due to the fact that they couldn't be sure if too much damage would occur on the first hull (78-Ford) and that would put back the list of fix...

Ron5 wrote:PoW needs CIWS to visit Liverpool?

Tough city.

If they park the ship up for too long, the wheels will go missing from underneath...

The popularity of the DAVE-B's must be spreading. Singapore has signed up for a squadron.
Potentially a good stopping point on a World Cruise to show the flag, and conduct some op's with the Singaporean AF?

... they could build their own in india for as they are finishing IAC 1, maybe starting in a couple of years to keep their carrier building skills? would be good to see a fully CATOBAR version in indian service with the "made in india" badge, maybe in the late 20's or early 30's Never hap...

Don't forget a lot of testing has been done on land regarding take of weights, but there is nothing like the real thing. The additional variable of "wind over the deck" can't be done with a fixed runway. All of the data will be verified with the additional speed of the ship, adding to the...

Cheers everyone!
I hadn't seen the playground when visiting FAAM a little while ago. Looks like a good idea by somebody.

Has anyone else noticed on google Earth, on the grassy area outside the Fleet Air Arm museum in Yeovilton, there is a deck layout of a QE carrier?
Definately not 1:1 scale either!

There will be more motion with a CAMM silo up forward on a smaller ship (Type23 for example), but I accept that vertical movement of the silo may need to be taken into account against the height at which the "cold launch" ends and the missile propellant ignites. Forward movement of the sh...

wonder if india is actually going to go for it and buy the plans for the qe design ? as I said before I think there might be a very good chance, its just perfect for what they are after with mods to there needs. Zero chance. Their corrupt purchasing system (backhanders / bribes) would scuttle any a...

India is focusing entirely on a 'built in India' policy, probably due to the rise in nationalism and how much of a disaster the previous CV purchase was/is. So, they could take it to an entirely new level of ineptitude with their DRDO (Defense Research Development Organization). A greater level of ...

inch wrote:...maybe Russia now going to try sell admiral kuznetsov carrier to India for them to repair at a knock down price ,I wouldn't but it past this happening either

India has just spent a lot of coin on leasing another Akula sub, so possibly not.

Klub-B system.
Turn your containership into a warship killer.

http://roe.ru/eng/catalog/naval-systems ... ns/klab-k/

Interesting to note that the USN is removing the carrier ATTDS. https://strategypage.com/htmw/htsub/articles/20190225.aspx The U.S. Navy has ordered the Anti-Torpedo Torpedo Defense System (ATTDS) removed from the five CVN (nuclear-powered aircraft carriers) it had been installed on for testing and ...

seaspear wrote:Why wouldn't maintenance requiring a dry dock be at Rosyth lol

Laws against "monoplies" or "anti-competitive behaviour" perhaps?
That, and sunny weather in which paint can dry properly?

Often a study is just a delaying tactic to spending money... Commonly, it is simply wasting money. Just arse-covering by public servants who do not want to make a decision and risk their careers, without having a "get out of jail free" card and be able to say "advice given to us stat...

SKB wrote:

QE Aft Phalanx.PNG

Rather interesting that the tents are back over the main landing spots for the Dave-B's.

It could get interesting if the thermal paint isn't up to the task...

I'm curious to know if Rosyth's basin is large enough to hold both carriers at the same time. Would PoW have to be temporarily moved out from the basin's J/K berths into the Firth of Forth's deep water channel to make room? Heaps of room in there and the tugs know what they are doing. Queenie would...

A planned 6 week period to clean the hull by the sounds of it, maybe retouch the paint? The timespan is about right for a waterblast and repaint of the hull (beneath the waterline). Couple in with that the distance that she has travelled would indicate being potentially a bit earlier than planned, ...

Possibly the scurvy knave who scratched it was flogged on it either before (or aft of) the Main Mast. :mrgreen: I certainly hope so! Looking at the opposite end of the table there is very little damage to that end. Having built & refurbished Wardroom and Captain's tables in the past, the idioti...

SKB wrote:Photos of QE's Flag Dining Room.

Someone needs a bollocking over the scratch in that tabletop!

The Armchair Soldier wrote:A video featuring the highly mechanised weapon handling system and a loaded F-35 takeoff.

For when everything breaks down... as it does.
OR when someone loses the keys required to operate the system...




Did the commentator actually say "build SIX bombs per hour"????

It looks like the RN saved a few pennies when they painted over the ship's crest on the front of the ramp..

SKB wrote: