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- 09 Mar 2024, 15:27
- Forum: Conflicts
- Topic: The war in Ukraine
- Replies: 1156
- Views: 84762
Re: The war in Ukraine
There have been rumours that Ukraine has had to push launchers closer to the front, to compensate for lack of other ammunition. Launchers are relatively easy to replace - it's the radar and command facilities that would be a real blow - takes the whole battery out (though they are said to have two s...
- 09 Mar 2024, 15:24
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
- Replies: 1838
- Views: 183255
- 03 Mar 2024, 15:34
- Forum: Joint Service
- Topic: New Medium Helicopter [NMH] - (RAF & AAC)
- Replies: 479
- Views: 49065
Re: New Medium Helicopter [NMH] - (RAF & AAC)
. Many in service with the RAF for training, 6 more ordered for Cyprus and Brunei, as well as the 5 H135 the Army are leasing to Australia and the 2 in the Cayman Islands Regiment. The Cayman Islands Regiment doesn't have any helicopters. Probably meant the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service, who ...
- 02 Mar 2024, 19:12
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
- Replies: 5841
- Views: 1495549
Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
One thing that perhaps needs to be considered is an increase in the number of nuclear warheads and tactical nukes. Not an issue currently with the US tightly tied to NATO, but when that changes who is going to fill that gap. Having a credible deterrence against Russia above all else is key. I seem ...
- 25 Feb 2024, 14:57
- Forum: Conflicts
- Topic: The war in Ukraine
- Replies: 1156
- Views: 84762
Re: The war in Ukraine
Reported the A-50 released numerous flares but as the S-200 uses semi-active RF seeker would have had no effect. There are videos circulating on X, showing the A-50 dumping strings of flares. One missile appears to track some of the flares and detonate, with a second detonating a few seconds later,...
- 22 Feb 2024, 19:36
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: 105mm L118 Light gun
- Replies: 216
- Views: 78019
Re: 105mm L118 Light gun
So you got your knickers in a twist over this? Russia seems to be producing large numbers of tanks & APCs after leaving them to rust in a field for 50 years. Ukraine also just dug 10,000 maxims out of a warehouse somewhere to convert into anti-UAV systems And responded with this Are you trying t...
- 22 Feb 2024, 15:14
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: 105mm L118 Light gun
- Replies: 216
- Views: 78019
Re: 105mm L118 Light gun
And yet you've posted conjecture and twitter as your "facts" Russian & Ukrainian MOD Press releases are "conjecture". OK. I can agree that a lot of Russian statements need to be taken with a pinch of salt, but when they corroborate what is seen by OSINT sources and by Ukrain...
- 22 Feb 2024, 14:30
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Vanguard Class Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarine (SSBN) (RN)
- Replies: 155
- Views: 81997
Re: Vanguard Class Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarine (SSBN) (RN)
Procedural issue with the test? Something not done in the correct sequence, maybe?
- 22 Feb 2024, 14:20
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: 105mm L118 Light gun
- Replies: 216
- Views: 78019
Re: 105mm L118 Light gun
"Russia seems to be producing large numbers of tanks & APCs after leaving them to rust in a field for 50 years. Ukraine also just dug 10,000 maxims out of a warehouse somewhere to convert into anti-UAV systems" Are you sure English is your first language? That's not a meme, it's simpl...
- 22 Feb 2024, 13:51
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: 105mm L118 Light gun
- Replies: 216
- Views: 78019
Re: 105mm L118 Light gun
Not sure you're quite aware of the difference between geological storage and active mining sites. I don't think you are either. Both the ones I suggested were taken from a list of inactive salt mines (and Billingham was put up for sale not so long ago) And, of course, active mines also have inactiv...
- 22 Feb 2024, 13:39
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: 105mm L118 Light gun
- Replies: 216
- Views: 78019
Re: 105mm L118 Light gun
Clearly you're not aware of what a meme is, you're just a parrot. LOL - so you can't find a single meme that I've posted, can you? Care to note who I was parrotting? I won't hold my breath - you're clearly in the grip of some weird breakdown. Let's see if I can post a meme - I've never done it on t...
- 22 Feb 2024, 10:01
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: 105mm L118 Light gun
- Replies: 216
- Views: 78019
Re: 105mm L118 Light gun
you've been called out on dripping memes with no basis in fact. That's what triggered you? OK, what "memes" have I been "dripping" on here? This will be interesting, since I've never posted a meme on here. Maybe you meant Twitter? Not a tankie Oh, so you're a vatnik? Winsford, a...
- 21 Feb 2024, 21:35
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: 105mm L118 Light gun
- Replies: 216
- Views: 78019
Re: 105mm L118 Light gun
Russia has neither taken AFV out of fields or taken 10,000 maxims out of a forgotten warehouse. Thanks for demonstrating that you didn't even read what I said before deciding to be a complete arse. I think you also demonstrated that you have no idea what has been going on in Ukraine. Russia has bee...
- 21 Feb 2024, 15:38
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: 105mm L118 Light gun
- Replies: 216
- Views: 78019
Re: 105mm L118 Light gun
For the ammunition side, then any L118 specific manufacturing equipment should also be stored if/when the plant is decommissioned. it's not a stick it in a shed job. Russia seems to be producing large numbers of tanks & APCs after leaving them to rust in a field for 50 years. Ukraine also just d...
- 21 Feb 2024, 13:04
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: 105mm L118 Light gun
- Replies: 216
- Views: 78019
Re: 105mm L118 Light gun
Well, hopefully someone will remember the scramble for any useable weapons for Ukraine & decides to put the replaced L118s into storage, rather than scrap them. You never know when they might be needed again
- 21 Feb 2024, 01:03
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19146
- Views: 7052969
Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Is it me, or are some contributor's once immaculate English skills suddenly deteriorating? Perhaps some have partaken of too much, or perhaps the second shift has just logged on.
- 20 Feb 2024, 18:47
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
- Replies: 1838
- Views: 183255
- 20 Feb 2024, 13:08
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
- Replies: 1838
- Views: 183255
Re: General UK Defence Discussion
I'll be surprised if they all go out of service by then. Hopefully the MOD/ Treasury have learned their lesson & they start building warehouse to hold much of this equipment as a wartime reserve, because we clearly can't ramp up production as fast as we did in the 1930s Edit: Just noticed - look...
- 18 Feb 2024, 21:09
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15432
- Views: 4405404
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
No - and likewise it wouldn't be better if only people who HAD served/worked for the MoD were on here.
On group has experience of how things really work and the other is not caught "in the silo"
On group has experience of how things really work and the other is not caught "in the silo"
- 17 Feb 2024, 12:21
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Archer Class Patrol & Training Vessel (PBR) (RN)
- Replies: 133
- Views: 59465
Re: Archer Class Patrol & Training Vessel (PBR) (RN)
Agreed that the P2000 replacement don't need to be a single class. The 15m Officer Training variant of the SEA class would be a good replacement for the University boats, though the larger units may need more than one boat. The 18m might be even better Should we actually need to rapidly develop a cl...
- 14 Feb 2024, 10:31
- Forum: Conflicts
- Topic: The war in Ukraine
- Replies: 1156
- Views: 84762
Re: The war in Ukraine
Just putting this here
- 13 Feb 2024, 20:09
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 32 General Purpose Frigate [News Only]
- Replies: 553
- Views: 112359
Re: Type 32 General Purpose Frigate [News Only]
I think the reason for the T32 class is pretty simple. The RN did not want to commit to a T31 B2 there and then (i.e. hand the contract to Babcock), so give itself a little wiggle room by calling it something different (for now)
- 09 Feb 2024, 13:43
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15432
- Views: 4405404
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
That's the $64,000 question, isn't it. Movement should be considerably less on a vessel of that size.
Would a heave compensated crane improve matters? Or would it be ineffective/ too costly?
- 09 Feb 2024, 13:39
- Forum: Joint Service
- Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
- Replies: 6028
- Views: 1720960
Re: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
I think the phrase you are looking for is "all at sea"
- 08 Feb 2024, 15:18
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 45 Destroyer (Daring Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 1987
- Views: 553548
Re: Type 45 Destroyer (Daring Class) (RN) [News Only]
I believe that the CAMM control system shares about 70% of the PAAMS code. Presumably the core code is the same, with the differences being in the interface/ control for the different missiles