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by Repulse
28 Mar 2024, 17:49
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
Replies: 5980
Views: 1500274
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Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion

Also, how many regions in the world are the RZRs not suitable? Anywhere boggy, mountainous, heavily afforested, with deep snow or with swollen rivers isn’t happening. They’ve got an option for snow for the MRZR Alpha https://cdn1.polaris.com/globalassets/military/2025/model/model-pages/mrzr-alpha/a...
by Repulse
28 Mar 2024, 12:56
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
Replies: 5980
Views: 1500274
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Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion

The next-gen ARG needs to be a broad spectrum capability specialising primarily in Littoral A2/AD specifically designed to augment and protect the forward based LRG. IMO there is no ARG and no meaningful separate LRG in reality - it’s one task group. Other capabilities would include: • Forming a Bl...
by Repulse
28 Mar 2024, 12:37
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
Replies: 5980
Views: 1500274
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Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion

Thank god we’ve moved the future army discussions out of this thread… There is an overlap with requirements for future amphibious capabilities, but they are very limited. If you want to move large / heavy army units it will be the job of the Point Class / STUFT and transport aircraft. The overlaps I...
by Repulse
26 Mar 2024, 17:29
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
Replies: 5980
Views: 1500274
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Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion

I can flip that why have you jumped to the conclusion that we don't . Frigates and fleet carriers have there own job to do we can't alway rely on them being able to undertake secondary roles or that we will have the second carrier fit for duty. I do agree some op's can be undertaken as you laid out...
by Repulse
26 Mar 2024, 13:18
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
Replies: 5980
Views: 1500274
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Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion

In Fact all 3 are needed we are now getting an idea of what the FCF is looking to do which is dispersed battle group op's using 12 man team by air and sea this will require a aviation centred MRSS with a dock… I don’t know how you’ve jumped to the conclusion that we need a MRSS - helicopters from a...
by Repulse
26 Mar 2024, 13:10
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
Replies: 5980
Views: 1500274
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Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion

Before dismissing such a group the consideration must be what can a modernised ARG actually achieve? We need to start with what is the requirement in a UK context, and then decide what it needs to do. Is it to launch brigade level amphibious operations? Is it to transport large formations or troops...
by Repulse
26 Mar 2024, 07:39
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: River Class (OPV) (RN)
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Re: River Class (OPV) (RN)

by Repulse
25 Mar 2024, 22:27
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
Replies: 5980
Views: 1500274
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Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion

Before dismissing such a group the consideration must be what can a modernised ARG actually achieve? We need to start with what is the requirement in a UK context, and then decide what it needs to do. Is it to launch brigade level amphibious operations? Is it to transport large formations or troops...
by Repulse
25 Mar 2024, 21:06
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
Replies: 5980
Views: 1500274
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Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion

I have never suggested putting a CVF into extended readiness. One high readiness and one low readiness unless funding increases. The part I am sceptical about is what is the low readiness crew doing? Having 700-800 crew waiting 4-6 months to change readiness is bad news for all kinds of reasons. Th...
by Repulse
25 Mar 2024, 18:53
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
Replies: 5980
Views: 1500274
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Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion

Russian aggression would likely not take the forms of a traditional invasion of nato countries. Potential disruption could be greater think back to fuel protests of the last decade or so as an example instead disruption to money transfer or payment systems for weeks. Or attacks against infrastructu...
by Repulse
25 Mar 2024, 16:44
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
Replies: 5980
Views: 1500274
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Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion

Russian aggression would likely not take the forms of a traditional invasion of nato countries. Potential disruption could be greater think back to fuel protests of the last decade or so as an example instead disruption to money transfer or payment systems for weeks. Or attacks against infrastructu...
by Repulse
25 Mar 2024, 08:50
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
Replies: 5980
Views: 1500274
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Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion

RN isn’t just ensuring 100% availability, (which is impossible with only two hulls) both CVFs are being used concurrently. Why is this a priority given the size of the fleet? As Tomuk correctly points out, apart from trials the two have not been deployed out side of UK waters concurrently - the pri...
by Repulse
24 Mar 2024, 16:05
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
Replies: 5980
Views: 1500274
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Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion

Before that, why does the U.K. require two active CVFs if only ~2.2% GDP is being spent on defence? … Sorry, but this is a completely incoherent argument - the requirement is the multitude of the requirements that we’ve discussed many many times already - they are extremely flexible floating power ...
by Repulse
24 Mar 2024, 12:10
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
Replies: 5980
Views: 1500274
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Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion

…my answer to that is I’m not sure they are crucial it can be done without them. They can’t be excluded from the discussion, RN literally revolves around them now. Finding an operating model that is both affordable and sustainable is crucial. If RN doesn’t do that a CVF will be in extended readines...
by Repulse
24 Mar 2024, 10:45
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
Replies: 5980
Views: 1500274
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Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion

…no one has come back with good reason as why a flat top LPD would be a bad move It’s a reasonable option as an addition to the two CVFs as is a third large carrier (LHA). My view is that these task groups are about having floating (multi service) floating forward operating bases, and just to be cl...
by Repulse
24 Mar 2024, 10:34
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
Replies: 5980
Views: 1500274
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Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion

…my answer to that is I’m not sure they are crucial it can be done without them. They can’t be excluded from the discussion, RN literally revolves around them now. Finding an operating model that is both affordable and sustainable is crucial. If RN doesn’t do that a CVF will be in extended readines...
by Repulse
24 Mar 2024, 10:31
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
Replies: 5980
Views: 1500274
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Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion

The RN cannot continue to operate both aircraft carriers at the same time so I would agree with your point. We said we wouldn’t turn this in a carrier discussion, but I fundamentally disagree with the position that the RN cannot operate both carriers at the same time. They absolutely can, it’s a qu...
by Repulse
23 Mar 2024, 22:49
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
Replies: 5980
Views: 1500274
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Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion

I don’t want to turn this into another discussion about aircraft carriers… Fair, and don’t want to kick off the same circular discussions either. What I would add though is that I see a CVF as “4 acres of floating sovereign territory” - it should be seen in the same way as any forward operating air...
by Repulse
23 Mar 2024, 19:22
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
Replies: 5980
Views: 1500274
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Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion

What may last post means is less tasks, less programs to free cash to invest in specialists areas. So based on current planning what are you proposing to cut? As I have mentioned before my choice is national requirements around air defence, maritime security and counter terrorism/eod. Beyond that o...
by Repulse
23 Mar 2024, 19:13
Forum: Joint Service
Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
Replies: 6067
Views: 1724045
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Re: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)

Didn’t the Joint Harrier Force have 70 a/c with 4 front-line squadrons, each with 9 a/c? After retiring Sea Harriers and conversion of 3 Squadron to Typhoon in 2006, there were 60 Harriers, plus 11 training two seat version, operated by 4 squadrons, each with 9 planes. But after further reductions ...
by Repulse
23 Mar 2024, 15:56
Forum: Joint Service
Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
Replies: 6067
Views: 1724045
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Re: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)

Didn’t the Joint Harrier Force have 70 a/c with 4 front-line squadrons, each with 9 a/c? Would be sensible IMO to copy that model - allows for one FAA squadron to be regularly deployed on the active carrier in a hybrid LHA role, and another RAF one to be deployed also on the carrier or land base, sc...
by Repulse
22 Mar 2024, 12:18
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
Replies: 5980
Views: 1500274
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Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion

….it is also insignificant but will soak up the funds for things that are significant and are needed to defend the UK. Such as…? A2/AD missiles including BMD, Space and anti-space weapons, increased air defence fighters, increased MPAs, a real MCM capability and more sea control (SSN/T26) ASW asset...
by Repulse
22 Mar 2024, 00:07
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
Replies: 5980
Views: 1500274
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Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion

What follows to reinforce, how it gets there and how it can be sustained, even for a modest period is highly debatable. Nothing follows, without a period of buildup. A traditional amoured division is insignificant in the power play of Europe, even if you had another one to throw into a conflict it ...
by Repulse
21 Mar 2024, 08:13
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
Replies: 5980
Views: 1500274
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Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion

So that scale for the 500 would be what about half the size of the aviation support provided to a us marine expeditionary unit as a frame of reference? It is on a regular basis, yes. In surge scenario it would be double that, and if we focus on a third flattop there is a possibility to surge three ...
by Repulse
21 Mar 2024, 07:37
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
Replies: 5980
Views: 1500274
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Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion

So following that direction of travel results in what exactly? An army specialising in small groups of elite troops and SF? Outside of NATO yes, in the Nordics then a forward based brigade, and home a trained and scalable land army to defend the UK and it’s BOTs. A British Army focused on training ...