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by Jake1992
30 Oct 2016, 19:31
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Replies: 19404
Views: 9750679
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Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion

Iv been reading this thread the last few days and as the days go on people seem to be asking for more and more from the type 31 design, we're now up to a chinook capable flight deck and a large mission bay to go with it. Over today alone we've gone from asking for a top spect venator 110 to asking f...
by Jake1992
28 Oct 2016, 21:18
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
Replies: 1937
Views: 256111
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Re: General UK Defence Discussion

Iv been doing some reaserch trying to find out where money is seemingly spent in our defence industry as we are meant to have the 5th largest budget in the world but have very little to show for it. I was able to find a budget brake down of uk spending for the 2016/17 year, it showed the general spe...
by Jake1992
08 Oct 2016, 21:11
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Ocean Class Helicopter Carrier (LPH) (1998-2018) (ex RN)
Replies: 1195
Views: 369427
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Re: Ocean Class Helicopter Carrier (LPH) (RN)

For me we need to look at it like this, we've spent decades as a nation building our amphibious capabilities to be the best in Europe, HMS Ocean has been a key part of that. With her loss the RM lose a key part of theyre capabilities, now yes one the CVFs will take over her duties and for some that ...
by Jake1992
03 Oct 2016, 15:42
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Fantasy T31 and Fantasy Fleet Builder [New]
Replies: 1811
Views: 78493
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Re: Royal Navy Fantasy Fleet Builder

I know this is fantasy fleet but...... I wasn't thinking of two different launch setups for the aircraft, more along the lines of similar size and dimension of Charlse de Gaulle I would love a 3rd QE but at 3.3bn a peice that is out there I saw this as a cheaper opion How is the third different des...
by Jake1992
03 Oct 2016, 11:17
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Fantasy T31 and Fantasy Fleet Builder [New]
Replies: 1811
Views: 78493
United Kingdom

Re: Royal Navy Fantasy Fleet Builder

2 x QE class aircraft carriers 1 x Ark Royal aircraft carrier ( 45,000 - 50,000 tn 40 aircraft Charlse de Gaulle like) £2.5bn extra What's the point in two different types of aircraft carriers (STOVL/CATOBAR) I wasn't thinking of two different launch setups for the aircraft, more along the lines of...
by Jake1992
02 Oct 2016, 16:21
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Fantasy T31 and Fantasy Fleet Builder [New]
Replies: 1811
Views: 78493
United Kingdom

Re: Royal Navy Fantasy Fleet Builder

2 x QE class aircraft carriers 1 x Ark Royal aircraft carrier ( 45,000 - 50,000 tn 40 aircraft Charlse de Gaulle like) £2.5bn extra 2 x LHD ( 30,000 - 35,000 tn 244m lenth 35m beam 30 aircraft F-35b use enlarged Canberra class ) £3bn extra 12 x Type 45 ( £6bn extra ) 12 x Type 26 ( £4bn extra ) 12 x...