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by Zero Gravitas
10 Jan 2024, 16:46
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Type 45 Destroyer (Daring Class) (RN) [News Only]
Replies: 1992
Views: 554779
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Re: Type 45 Destroyer (Daring Class) (RN) [News Only]

Could have done with the CAMM fitted aswell, at least it's only one missile for each target, where's the American's fire 2 missiles at each target I'm lead to believe?,but yes if it all kicks off low numbers of stock and low numbers of VT tubes could come back to haunt penny pinching planner's ,and...
by Zero Gravitas
10 Jan 2024, 12:44
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Type 45 Destroyer (Daring Class) (RN) [News Only]
Replies: 1992
Views: 554779
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Re: Type 45 Destroyer (Daring Class) (RN) [News Only]

Seven shoot downs for HMS Diamond overnight.

Against a total of 21 drones, anti-ship cruise and anti-ship ballistic missiles according to the BBC.

“Eighteen drones, two cruise missiles and one ballistic missile” shot down.
by Zero Gravitas
07 Nov 2022, 19:09
Forum: Royal Air Force
Topic: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
Replies: 4067
Views: 950042
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Re: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)

Starmer will use Tempest as a bargaining chip to suck up to the EU.

He will be promised more "good will" in return.

Whitehall will advise that this is a good deal.
by Zero Gravitas
22 Sep 2022, 20:29
Forum: British Army
Topic: Ajax Armoured Vehicles (British Army)
Replies: 2432
Views: 526422
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Re: Ajax Armoured Vehicles (British Army)

Ajax is designed to fight the Russians or Russian tech isn't it? It's not going to be deployed to Taiwan (probably). What makes you think that? What does the conflict in Ukraine tell us about the need for directing fires (if that is the right phrase) via a medium weight armoured vehicle? That's not...
by Zero Gravitas
22 Sep 2022, 19:42
Forum: British Army
Topic: Ajax Armoured Vehicles (British Army)
Replies: 2432
Views: 526422
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Re: Ajax Armoured Vehicles (British Army)

Ajax is designed to fight the Russians or Russian tech isn't it? It's not going to be deployed to Taiwan (probably). What does the conflict in Ukraine tell us about the need for directing fires (if that is the right phrase) via a medium weight armoured vehicle? That's not a rhetorical question. I do...
by Zero Gravitas
12 Mar 2022, 14:57
Forum: British Army
Topic: Ajax Armoured Vehicles (British Army)
Replies: 2432
Views: 526422
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Re: Ajax Armoured Vehicles (British Army)

Ok, I admit I'm clueless about all this, but usually as a layman when I read one of the equipment threads I like to think I can pick up an idea about what it is and what it does. Is there any short description of what Ajax is for? What is its 'elevator pitch'? We need Ajax because.....? Destroyers d...
by Zero Gravitas
02 Mar 2022, 12:55
Forum: Conflicts
Topic: The war in Ukraine
Replies: 1163
Views: 85529
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Re: The war in Ukraine

Thought we were called the borrowers in Iraq? Major wars are difficult and nasty I wouldn’t read anything into any information coming out of Ukraine from either side to be honest. There is an understandable western narrative of bigging up sanctions and disparaging Russian effectiveness at present I...
by Zero Gravitas
20 Sep 2021, 00:54
Forum: Defence Elsewhere
Topic: Australian Defence Force
Replies: 2617
Views: 479872
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Re: Australian Defence Force

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58614229.amp “ When they have picked themselves up from their humiliation, the French will need to gather their sangfroid and confront some cruel verities. Number one: there is no sentiment in geostrategy. The French must see there is no point in wailing about h...
by Zero Gravitas
18 Sep 2021, 10:49
Forum: Defence Elsewhere
Topic: Australian Defence Force
Replies: 2617
Views: 479872
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Re: Australian Defence Force

The BBC's analysis has been pretty woeful: "France's decision to recall its ambassadors is probably unprecedented. The country is America's "oldest ally," as a White House official noted. He said Washington would be engaged with France in the coming days to resolve their differences. ...
by Zero Gravitas
25 Jun 2021, 22:33
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: “Unidentified Aerial Phenomena” (I know, I know...)
Replies: 10
Views: 1197
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Re: “Unidentified Aerial Phenomena” (I know, I know...)

here is the report: “144 reports originated from USG sources. Of these, 80 reports involved observation with multiple sensors.“ https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/press-releases-2021/item/2223 “ In a limited number of incidents, UAP reportedly appeared to exhibit unusual flight ch...
by Zero Gravitas
16 Jun 2021, 11:38
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: “Unidentified Aerial Phenomena” (I know, I know...)
Replies: 10
Views: 1197
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Re: “Unidentified Aerial Phenomena” (I know, I know...)

Government UFO report is the product of years of military infighting over whether to take sightings seriously https://edition.cnn.com/2021/06/15/politics/ufo-report-briefing-pentagon-fighting/index.html "Members of the House Intelligence Committee will receive a classified briefing on Wednesday...
by Zero Gravitas
14 Jun 2021, 21:50
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: “Unidentified Aerial Phenomena” (I know, I know...)
Replies: 10
Views: 1197
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Re: “Unidentified Aerial Phenomena” (I know, I know...)

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL, Ranking Member of Senate Intelligence Committe): https://www.ibtimes.com/sen-rubio-confirms-ufo-sightings-military-bases-pentagon-ufo-report-could-be-delayed-3169026 "There are a lot more sightings then have been made public. Sometimes we wonder whether or not our adver...
by Zero Gravitas
20 May 2021, 18:33
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15440
Views: 4408447
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Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

1998 Strategic Defence Review: “The emphasis is now on increased offensive air power, and an ability to operate the largest possible range of aircraft in the widest possible range of roles. When the current carrier force reaches the end of its planned life, we plan to replace it with two larger vess...
by Zero Gravitas
31 Dec 2020, 17:13
Forum: Political Discussions
Topic: Brexit - The UK's EU Referendum & Withdrawal
Replies: 4600
Views: 117456
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Re: Brexit - The UK's EU Referendum & Withdrawal

It is, but those places tend to be ones which get a lot of sun. That said, AIUI the UK has some of the greatest potential for tidal energy in the world and while the capital costs are pretty high the ongoing costs seem to be pretty low. Re: It’s not sunny all the time Batteries - Battery prices hav...
by Zero Gravitas
31 Dec 2020, 16:07
Forum: Political Discussions
Topic: Brexit - The UK's EU Referendum & Withdrawal
Replies: 4600
Views: 117456
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Re: Brexit - The UK's EU Referendum & Withdrawal

In a couple of decades electricity will essentially be free. While I agree with your megatrends, there will kinks in the road to Karl Marx communism ('free') and we will enter the twisting road of socialism... on the way ;) to get there Since I’m no fan of either I am reassured by the accuracy of y...
by Zero Gravitas
31 Dec 2020, 15:45
Forum: Political Discussions
Topic: Brexit - The UK's EU Referendum & Withdrawal
Replies: 4600
Views: 117456
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Re: Brexit - The UK's EU Referendum & Withdrawal

Would still be a good idea to be a bit more self sufficien Agreed, but that would require government investment. Especially as Transport goes electric in the near future. Hopefully the lorries and buses and vans will go green too as well. Not just transport, central heating will have to be moved aw...
by Zero Gravitas
28 Dec 2020, 20:53
Forum: Political Discussions
Topic: Brexit - The UK's EU Referendum & Withdrawal
Replies: 4600
Views: 117456
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Re: Brexit - The UK's EU Referendum & Withdrawal

the 'pick of the crop' had many good ones (David Henning's overarching view included). twitter.com/Usherwood introduces simplicity (required in that jungle of texts, glued together from the work streams) via a graphic, which to my eye is fairly accurate: who gained, who lost, where genuine negotiat...
by Zero Gravitas
28 Dec 2020, 19:40
Forum: Political Discussions
Topic: Brexit - The UK's EU Referendum & Withdrawal
Replies: 4600
Views: 117456
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Re: Brexit - The UK's EU Referendum & Withdrawal

Puhutaan kalastah :thumbup: : https://twitter.com/john_lichfield/status/1342835727432896513?s=20 "What happens if one side refuses or reduces access after June 2026? “Compensatory measures” can be imposed “commensurate to the economic and societal impact of the change”. A joint tribunal will si...
by Zero Gravitas
28 Dec 2020, 18:58
Forum: Political Discussions
Topic: Brexit - The UK's EU Referendum & Withdrawal
Replies: 4600
Views: 117456
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Re: Brexit - The UK's EU Referendum & Withdrawal

https://twitter.com/Usherwood/status/1343157749077725184?s=20 Says LPF result is in EU's favour. But. Some Barrister in the speccie* says (my bolding ): https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-small-print-of-boris-s-brexit-deal-makes-for-reassuring-reading/amp "There are parts of the deal that ...
by Zero Gravitas
26 Dec 2020, 11:50
Forum: Political Discussions
Topic: Brexit - The UK's EU Referendum & Withdrawal
Replies: 4600
Views: 117456
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Re: Brexit - The UK's EU Referendum & Withdrawal

Equally if Gove hadn’t stabbed BJ in the back then we might have avoided the whole May interlude where she tried to take a non-existent middle path between a series of binary strategic decisions... As I said above, we’ll see whether there is something (or a number of somethings) in the text that wi...
by Zero Gravitas
26 Dec 2020, 10:15
Forum: Political Discussions
Topic: Brexit - The UK's EU Referendum & Withdrawal
Replies: 4600
Views: 117456
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Re: Brexit - The UK's EU Referendum & Withdrawal

Well for better or worse we are where we are now. What a crazy set of events, accidents and coincidences to end up where we are as well! At almost any stage if the remainers in Parliament had accepted Brexit in principle and tried to make the best of it, then we would have ended up with a far softer...
by Zero Gravitas
25 Dec 2020, 00:30
Forum: Political Discussions
Topic: Brexit - The UK's EU Referendum & Withdrawal
Replies: 4600
Views: 117456
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Re: Brexit - The UK's EU Referendum & Withdrawal



Most of the negatives here have already been banked in the public mind I suspect.
by Zero Gravitas
24 Dec 2020, 23:43
Forum: Political Discussions
Topic: Brexit - The UK's EU Referendum & Withdrawal
Replies: 4600
Views: 117456
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Re: Brexit - The UK's EU Referendum & Withdrawal

Looks like a significant victory for Boris and the brexiteers to me. Yes devil in detail as ever, and no doubt there are some things the hard liners won’t like. But it seems like regulatory divergence is possible - at the price of potentially greater tariffs or new quotas (and this is symmetrical - ...
by Zero Gravitas
13 Dec 2020, 21:57
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Coronavirus
Replies: 349
Views: 25688
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Re: Coronavirus

The Moderna vaccine took a single weekend to design following release of the virus’ genetic code. The vaccine had been manufactured and started to be shipped for trials by Mid February! Interim results from the phase 1 trials suggested it was safe to use by May. And it may now be “possible to do all...
by Zero Gravitas
11 Dec 2020, 10:13
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: “Unidentified Aerial Phenomena” (I know, I know...)
Replies: 10
Views: 1197
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Re: “Unidentified Aerial Phenomena” (I know, I know...)

ArmChairCivvy wrote:
Anyway, crusty conspiracy theories are good fun
Agreed. All good fun, just don't start making important life decisions based upon them.

My hazy recollection of the early 90s is that Lynx didn't have the effect that the adverts would have one believe...