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by jimthelad
18 Mar 2024, 15:31
Forum: Royal Air Force
Topic: Boeing E-7 Wedgetail (RAF)
Replies: 595
Views: 182091
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Re: Boeing E-7 Wedgetail (RAF)

Since when did we have to do a 'business case' for National Defence? Are the opposition going to be subject to CMA investigationi if they try to 'monopolise' us?
by jimthelad
06 Mar 2024, 22:35
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15443
Views: 4408898
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Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

I am led to believe there will be some of the naval architects from T31 switching to QE at the very least.
by jimthelad
11 Feb 2024, 14:16
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15443
Views: 4408898
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Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

Why, tides & weather or equipment fault?
by jimthelad
10 Jan 2024, 23:10
Forum: Deployments
Topic: Caribbean
Replies: 94
Views: 9867
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Re: Caribbean

Not sure if there are enough 5* hotels for the RAF.
by jimthelad
25 Oct 2023, 22:31
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: UK Shipbuilding
Replies: 236
Views: 29102
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Re: UK Shipbuilding

Also MacDuff who could build up 35m vessels.
by jimthelad
10 Oct 2023, 21:51
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Multi-Role Ocean Surveillance Ships
Replies: 178
Views: 28087
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Re: Multi-Role Ocean Surveillance Ships

Shame we can't do the same for Belfast!
by jimthelad
12 Aug 2023, 22:39
Forum: British Army
Topic: Jackal and Coyote MWMIK (Army)
Replies: 193
Views: 62159
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Re: Jackal and Coyote MWMIK (Army)

Jackal would be deployed by underslung load, not inside, the same is true for LR WMIK due to weapons mounts, and the need for the Helo to land and deploy a ramp.

Theatre entry was always supposed to be by RAF heavy transport (fixed wing) and medium Para sleds (or LAPES). Just saying.
by jimthelad
11 Aug 2023, 22:26
Forum: Personnel and Units
Topic: Royal Marines
Replies: 205
Views: 34139
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Re: Royal Marines

Cutting out operation on the Black Sea Fleet?
by jimthelad
16 Jul 2023, 23:17
Forum: British Army
Topic: Javelin Anti-Tank Missile (British Army)
Replies: 118
Views: 43160
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Re: Javelin Anti-Tank Missile (British Army)

Sorry for the delay in responding, life has a habit of getting in the way. I am not saying that I am a leading authority on this, but I have some relevant experience. Most of my comments allude to the operational usage of infantry portable ATGM in a contested environment. In many ways, ATGM have bee...
by jimthelad
10 Jul 2023, 22:27
Forum: British Army
Topic: Javelin Anti-Tank Missile (British Army)
Replies: 118
Views: 43160
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Re: Javelin Anti-Tank Missile (British Army)

At the risk of my sanity, I will defer to the armchair generals infinite wisdom. Operational experience and extensive training is irrelevant in the light of such omniscience. Shame what has happened to the rather good MP net.
by jimthelad
09 Jul 2023, 22:29
Forum: British Army
Topic: Javelin Anti-Tank Missile (British Army)
Replies: 118
Views: 43160
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Re: Javelin Anti-Tank Missile (British Army)

To be blunt, you don't have a clue. On paper, all these things are nice to have. Trigat should have been game changing, the design house said it was and swallowed over 100m doing so. Same design house for Akeron. I bring you back to my original point. On a modern contested battlefield, you dont have...
by jimthelad
09 Jul 2023, 18:57
Forum: British Army
Topic: Javelin Anti-Tank Missile (British Army)
Replies: 118
Views: 43160
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Re: Javelin Anti-Tank Missile (British Army)

I believe it was initally billed as "Javelin ER", apologies. My point is entirely tactical and from extensive experience with Milan and other systems. The former was brilliant, the precursor to MMP (Trigat MR) was not. In fact, car crash was the most polite description used. I had the misf...
by jimthelad
09 Jul 2023, 14:27
Forum: British Army
Topic: Javelin Anti-Tank Missile (British Army)
Replies: 118
Views: 43160
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Re: Javelin Anti-Tank Missile (British Army)

In an ideal world, I would agree entirely. Looking at what is happening in Ukraine, I think the days of organised infantry defence are gone. The use of UAV and micro UAV has denied cover to all but the most significant defensive positions or to high mobility teams. I think guided artillery rounds wi...
by jimthelad
08 Jul 2023, 22:04
Forum: British Army
Topic: Javelin Anti-Tank Missile (British Army)
Replies: 118
Views: 43160
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Re: Javelin Anti-Tank Missile (British Army)

My point is that in a contested environment, fire direction is linear in order to limit counter fire. It is nice to switch fire to an emerging target, but in reality, after shooting, most AT teams are relocating for the next shot or scarpering to avoid counter fires. The hidden target, in Armour ter...
by jimthelad
07 Jul 2023, 22:36
Forum: British Army
Topic: Javelin Anti-Tank Missile (British Army)
Replies: 118
Views: 43160
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Re: Javelin Anti-Tank Missile (British Army)

Having fired Milan, I am familiar with SACLOS. My point is, any mid course corrections are difficult in a firefight, artillery barrage, or shoot and relocate evolutions. My point was that it isn't SACLOS. Or MCLOS or any other flavour of CLOS. If you are in an area of operations with no cover then ...
by jimthelad
06 Jul 2023, 22:10
Forum: British Army
Topic: Javelin Anti-Tank Missile (British Army)
Replies: 118
Views: 43160
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Re: Javelin Anti-Tank Missile (British Army)

Having fired Milan, I am familiar with SACLOS. My point is, any mid course corrections are difficult in a firefight, artillery barrage, or shoot and relocate evolutions. Fine under armour or if on Helo's but not for infantry. Fire and forget is the only way to avoid being slotted on a contested area...
by jimthelad
06 Jul 2023, 20:52
Forum: British Army
Topic: Javelin Anti-Tank Missile (British Army)
Replies: 118
Views: 43160
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Re: Javelin Anti-Tank Missile (British Army)

Man in the loop only works if you have stable firing platform and reliable comm link. Current seeks have home on jam which renders some of the IR jammers irrelevant. On a modern battlefield, the luxury of firing and then performing in flight correction is a luxury only if you have a standoff range o...
by jimthelad
22 Mar 2023, 22:43
Forum: Conflicts
Topic: The war in Ukraine
Replies: 1163
Views: 85555
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Re: The war in Ukraine

T54/55 are easy to train people on, simple to maintain, and run forever. In an attritional war, it isn't the number of tanks that is the problem, but the trained crews.
by jimthelad
28 Feb 2023, 18:40
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15443
Views: 4408898
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Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

Weapons release envelope is all wrong, the torpedo would need a high drag drogue and different release system.
by jimthelad
14 Feb 2023, 18:03
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
Replies: 5461
Views: 1464592
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Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]

Ron5 wrote: 14 Feb 2023, 14:59 Ask passing Glaswegians to throw in their empty beer cans and it will be ready for the shed by the weekend.
Not with the deposit return scheme. The Jakeys will be turning over bins to get their and other peoples 40p back per bottle/can. Welcome to the dumb-fuckerry of Snatzi Scotland.
by jimthelad
06 Feb 2023, 22:39
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15443
Views: 4408898
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Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

Scimitar54 wrote: 06 Feb 2023, 19:51 She would have a meltdown if anybody dared to report “Man Overboard”! : :mrgreen:
If you chucked her overboard nobody would shout anything.
by jimthelad
29 Jan 2023, 18:45
Forum: British Army
Topic: Ajax Armoured Vehicles (British Army)
Replies: 2432
Views: 526465
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Re: Ajax Armoured Vehicles (British Army)

That is fitted to a side pannier on the turret. In reality, it is not all that dissimilar to the Javelin mount on the Warrior test bed trialled 4 years ago. I imagine it would be that hard to fit to Ajax (Javelin ER) if there was an appetite from MoD.
by jimthelad
20 Nov 2022, 14:14
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
Replies: 5461
Views: 1464592
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Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]

And now back to the news?!?
by jimthelad
08 Oct 2022, 22:17
Forum: British Army
Topic: Section Infantry Weapons
Replies: 1476
Views: 431600
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Re: Section Infantry Weapons

AR15 is anything but Ally. Personally I would go with a 6.8 mm Tavour on SCAR.
by jimthelad
16 Sep 2022, 22:41
Forum: Conflicts
Topic: The war in Ukraine
Replies: 1163
Views: 85555
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Re: The war in Ukraine

Better than that was where they said: Ukranian soldiers would eat Russian children British were encouraging Ukraine to invade Moscow Half of all Ukranian army are NATO troops Or my new favourite: this special military operation is like worming.a cat: a special operation for the vet, war for the wor...