i worry about continueing the notion of making more understrength formations. two recognised negative trends in UK land formations in recent years: 1. pretend brigades - that don't have permanent and appropriately scaled CS/CSS. in the process of considering whether to add 3Cdo to that sorry list: &...

And there's the not insignificant problem of making the Type 31 meet the Type 32 requirements. That might cause such a design change it wouldn't be much different from designing a brand new warship. before we get too excited about continueing the T31 production run with an 'improved' version. ^this^

Global Britain may well be a slogan, and it may well be a slogan designed to cover a lack of (political) substance (within the government). But it was not merely a slogan. Global Britain is a recognition that that the centre of economic/political gravity has moved from europe to asia, and that euro...

Global Britain may well be a slogan, and it may well be a slogan designed to cover a lack of (political) substance (within the government). But it was not merely a slogan. Global Britain is a recognition that that the centre of economic/political gravity has moved from europe to asia, and that europ...

The LRGs would be a fantastic rapid response resource if HMG would get on and implement the FCF concept properly. Is that HMG's fault? Or some comnination of: 3Cdo > RN > JFHQ > MoD What is a properly implemented FCF concept? Do 3Cdo even know what this is, because I sure as hell do not!

One thing that is interesting to note is that Norway, Sweden and Finland all have a number of small fast boat and landing ship classes to allow fast / agile navigation of their various coastlines and lakes. To be effective in the Nordic geography the UK needs similar. that's because their problem [...

i think it's worth noting that for all the talk here about the death of the LSN(N) mission in the high north, that there has been a sustained 3Cdo media campaign on twitter highlighing the deep and enduring links to Norway in recent months. You [might] argue that this is desperation, equally, you mi...

Three properly resourced Littoral Strike Groups based in the U.K., Duqm and Australia backed up by two more modestly configured Littoral Response Groups based in Gibraltar and Singapore could form 2/3 of the light infantry component of any UKRED. No argument but the LRG(N) justification is in tatte...

sunstersun wrote: ↑29 Mar 2023, 20:31 Similar to how we're all rooting against Erdogan in May.

dunno who 'we' is in this context.
but you can add me to that list too.
my sister in law is turkish - we'll be out there in may during the election.

So put it up for another vote, perhaps the people will vote differently after seeing the results. That's seems democratic to me. If Brexit wins again, then yeah. Move on. Sure. Who's asking for one? You're making lots of assertions: "Brexit has been an economic and political disaster that will...

Why not undo it. You have had this explained to you before, but: Why not? Because I do not believe that political (and economic) union within the EU can produce governance that is representative of, and accountable to, the british electorate. i.e. It will not be legitimate governance. Well, as long...

Why not undo it. You have had this explained to you before, but: Why not? Because I do not believe that political (and economic) union within the EU can produce governance that is representative of, and accountable to, the british electorate. i.e. It will not be legitimate governance. Equally, it w...

sunstersun wrote: ↑26 Mar 2023, 19:49 Do you want another lost decade?

Ukraine and UK joining at the same time would be quite the site.

still droning on about the poor choices those british people made?

think about it this way; the UK SSNR is already the 'export approved' submarine for US allies. vis-a-vis PWR3. Virginia Payload Module probably ok by 2050 too. the US SSNX is going to be too big, too manpower intensive, too expensive, and packed with too much sensitive technology. virginia has the s...

The XLUUV question is precisely why i am so keen on the inclusion of docks… The XLUUV trails and T32 has got me thoroughly confused! .... All things considered if these XLUUV become larger than 15m/20t then they are really outside of sensible limits for Frigate sized vessels. They really should be ...

The XLUUV question is precisely why i am so keen on the inclusion of docks for future amphibs - above and beyond their utility for 3Cdo. And dismissive of LCVP/davits. Too small for amphibious operations, and likely future XLUUV's too.

The FCF is all based around highly distributed smaller fighting units, putting aside logistics, the ships deploying this force needs to reflect this. The word "all" is doing some heavy lifting there. Of the three proper commandos, one has been transformed from the Commando21 model to the ...

The FCF is all based around highly distributed smaller fighting units, putting aside logistics, the ships deploying this force needs to reflect this. The word "all" is doing some heavy lifting there. Of the three proper commandos, one has been transformed from the Commando21 model to the ...

i was led to the understanding that in the absence of stealth Saab/Sweden had chosen to mitigate the lack by specialising in ECM - and that they were generally regarded as very expert in this...

or, resurrect limaws...

seems like a bit of a F up on the part of the swedish govt. saab seemed like it could have carved out a useful niche in fcas subsystems like ecw, that it failed here must surely reflect on swedish govt commitment to the programme in terms of money, orders, and common requirements. might they crash ...

seems like a bit of a F up on the part of the swedish govt. saab seemed like it could have carved out a useful niche in fcas subsystems like ecw, that it failed here must surely reflect on swedish govt commitment to the programme in terms of money, orders, and common requirements. might they crash b...

"60 of the Future All-Terrain Vehicles (FATVs) from 2025 to replace its current fleet of Vikings and the older Bv 206" All of them? Does this mean 60x BvS10 (Mk3) replacing: 99 BvS-10 Mk2 and; 293 strong BV206 fleet Is that it? In which case we're looking at a massive reduction Does UK st...

"60 of the Future All-Terrain Vehicles (FATVs) from 2025 to replace its current fleet of Vikings and the older Bv 206" All of them? Does this mean 60x BvS10 (Mk3) replacing: 99 BvS-10 Mk2 and; 293 strong BV206 fleet Is that it? In which case we're looking at a massive reduction! For refer...

BB85 wrote: ↑15 Nov 2022, 20:35 What's the deal with the two 76mm cannons at the bow of the ship. I know the Danes did it too but would it not be better to mount one fore and aft?

"No captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of the enemy."