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- 01 Feb 2021, 18:13
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15455
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Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
For anyone interested the software used is available on Steam called 'Command Modern Operations' Pretty fun to mess around on Interested in knowing more about this. Do you think it is worth the £65? Is there a forum anywhere to see what others do on it? It’s got good scores on Steam but would rathe...
- 24 Sep 2020, 13:39
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15455
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Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
PoW did post to Twitter to say “see you at sea?” A couple of days ago to the QE account? Would be great to see
- 20 May 2020, 05:56
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15455
- Views: 4449043
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
What’s that big puff of black smoke at 2m15?
Is that QE hitting the accelerator hard or something?
Is that QE hitting the accelerator hard or something?
- 12 May 2020, 20:18
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15455
- Views: 4449043
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
I fancy the ship in grey to win a fight to the death!
- 13 Sep 2019, 08:11
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]
- Replies: 8490
- Views: 2194044
Re: Type 31 General Purpose Frigate [News Only]
Dont give the Treasury ideas......
- 04 Sep 2019, 13:53
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15455
- Views: 4449043
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
I will lend my welcome to CJ as well. Welcome back old chap.
- 27 Jun 2019, 12:38
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Typhoon scrambled to escort passenger jet
- Replies: 6
- Views: 360
Typhoon scrambled to escort passenger jet
I read that today an Airliner has been escorted to Stanstead following a security issue. Why do they do this? As I understand it the fighter is unarmed so short of colliding with the airliner, what does it achieve? Or is it the case that it’s there to intimidate whilst another fighter is having miss...
- 27 Sep 2018, 16:14
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15455
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Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
If an extra 20 metres were ever added to the QE to make it 300 metres long (it never will, this is just hypothetical play), then I think the perfect place would be to split the QE in two between LB02 and LB03 (just behind the forward island), skid the bow end forwards and weld in new 20 metre block...
- 22 Nov 2017, 13:27
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15455
- Views: 4449043
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
I was wondering if there were any other reasons, the ones mentioned all sound a bit trivial.
- 12 Oct 2017, 21:46
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15455
- Views: 4449043
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
I mean, where does it end once PoW is out there? “Portly Princey”? “Stinks of Whales”? “The PoW CoW”?, “that other big-bottomed flat topped babe?”
I promise not to post again for a long time.
I promise not to post again for a long time.
- 12 Oct 2017, 21:40
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15455
- Views: 4449043
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Not good news about the sea trials, my Wife's Uncle is coming to visit us from Dover the last weekend in October and he expressed an interest in a Pompey harbour tour to see 'Big Lizzie' :cry: I am not singling you out for this, I first saw it in the Daily Mail and took an instant dislike to it. Ap...
- 17 Sep 2017, 12:51
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15455
- Views: 4449043
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Cool video. All the while QE remains in the background covered in tent as they spray the deck with the heat resistant stuff.The Armchair Soldier wrote:
- 30 Jun 2017, 13:38
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15455
- Views: 4449043
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
How stealthy is she? Any info in the public domain about that?
- 10 Jun 2017, 18:39
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15455
- Views: 4449043
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Humour me please? What's a fast cruise if she does not sail?Ebro wrote:Fast Cruise today for a week.
Window for sea 21-28 June
Not being provocative, just asking.
- 31 Mar 2017, 11:27
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15455
- Views: 4449043
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
From one fellow lingerer to another, don't leave it so long next time CJ I have enjoyed every contribution you have made to this fascinating thread.
- 02 Jan 2017, 07:41
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Trafalgar Class Attack Submarine (SSN) (RN)
- Replies: 81
- Views: 51737
Re: Trafalgar Class Attack Submarine (SSN) (RN)
If it's been reported by The Express, it is safe to say it is probably bollocks.
- 19 Dec 2016, 17:48
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15455
- Views: 4449043
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Whereas a few, including yourself, just spout uninformed garbage (I am not exactly the first to suggest as much) and throw in baseless insults as well This site is being besieged (only lately) by three characters: - the good cop (the layman) - the bad cop (spinning, and when that does not work, ins...
- 12 Sep 2016, 14:26
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15455
- Views: 4449043
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Many thanks CJ. As an interested lurker with nothing of value or note to add, other than interest, your posts have always been appreciated and indeed i looked forward to them.
- 22 Jun 2016, 14:05
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15455
- Views: 4449043
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Seconded in terms of the Ark Royal links. Apologies for being off topic
- 23 May 2016, 20:42
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15455
- Views: 4449043
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
I just watched about five minutes of that before fast forwarding.
- 02 Sep 2015, 11:31
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15455
- Views: 4449043
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
There is considerable weight in LB04, so will be an interesting skid process whatever part moves! According to the August Newsletter http://www.aircraftcarrieralliance.co.uk/~/media/Files/A/Aircraft-Carrier-Alliance-V2/documents/programme-update/2015-weekly-comms/newsletter-august-2015.pdf They are...
- 18 Aug 2015, 07:00
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15455
- Views: 4449043
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Sorry if this is a stupid question, but are they going to lift this section into dry dock or flood it and float it in?