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by downsizer
11 May 2023, 12:31
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Air Command Integrated Review Refresh 2023
Replies: 8
Views: 1172

Re: Air Command Integrated Review Refresh 2023

Great fantasy piece.

Now do what is really happening.
by downsizer
30 Mar 2023, 18:54
Forum: Joint Service
Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
Replies: 6067
Views: 1724014

Re: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)

Link.....? Or proof? As opposed to industry photos? https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2021/08/02/german-air-force-declares-meteor-missile-ready-for-eurofighter-fleet/ Only thing I can find after a google that isn’t industry, hope this sufficient. Original initial industry test flight were f...
by downsizer
30 Mar 2023, 14:21
Forum: Joint Service
Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
Replies: 6067
Views: 1724014

Re: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)

Link.....? Or proof? As opposed to industry photos?
by downsizer
30 Mar 2023, 13:43
Forum: Joint Service
Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
Replies: 6067
Views: 1724014

Re: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)

UK could do something like 2 meteors and 4 Cudas for 6 air to air missiles. Sidekick is not gonna be available for the B version. 4 Meteor and 2 Asraam will be plenty. The max loadout of missiles of current and previous generation fighters was 4 medium range and 4 short ranged missiles. But all tho...
by downsizer
30 Mar 2023, 12:45
Forum: Joint Service
Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
Replies: 6067
Views: 1724014

Re: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)

UK could do something like 2 meteors and 4 Cudas for 6 air to air missiles. Sidekick is not gonna be available for the B version. 4 Meteor and 2 Asraam will be plenty. The max loadout of missiles of current and previous generation fighters was 4 medium range and 4 short ranged missiles. But all tho...
by downsizer
30 Mar 2023, 09:02
Forum: Joint Service
Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
Replies: 6067
Views: 1724014

Re: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)

UK could do something like 2 meteors and 4 Cudas for 6 air to air missiles. Sidekick is not gonna be available for the B version. 4 Meteor and 2 Asraam will be plenty. The max loadout of missiles of current and previous generation fighters was 4 medium range and 4 short ranged missiles. But all tho...
by downsizer
22 Mar 2023, 08:19
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Defence Estate Optimisation
Replies: 7
Views: 983

Re: Defence Estate Optimisation

what RJ, Shadow, Protector, red Arrows plus a number of non flying units? It's fucking rammed fella.
by downsizer
24 Jan 2023, 19:39
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
Replies: 1842
Views: 183999

Re: General UK Defence Discussion

I can't think of an Air Force establishment I've visited in the last decade that isn't crumbling.

That said some of the F35 buildings are decent, but the rest of the station is falling apart.
by downsizer
14 Jan 2023, 18:20
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15444
Views: 4409189

Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

Some of the fantasy pish that gets poasted here is unreal!
by downsizer
09 Jan 2023, 18:22
Forum: Joint Service
Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
Replies: 6067
Views: 1724014

Re: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)

SKB wrote: 09 Jan 2023, 18:13 Wrong F-35, wrong country, wrong thread.... *sigh* :roll:
Constructive and helpful input as always. :roll:
by downsizer
27 Dec 2022, 15:44
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15444
Views: 4409189

Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

Sadly HMS PWLS sits in dry dock in Rosyth. The crew understandably must be pulling their hair out. This latest disaster comes on top of other mishaps that have caused the ship to be under going repairs for more days than it has been at sea. About to set sail for a visit to the US for major trials a...
by downsizer
21 Dec 2022, 15:54
Forum: Royal Air Force
Topic: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
Replies: 4067
Views: 950514

Re: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)

So, so many trolls and ill informed posters have ruined this once good forum.
by downsizer
08 Dec 2022, 17:21
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15444
Views: 4409189

Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

I actually think that a soldier earning 22K should not be asked to do the work of someone earning much more. Forces personnel are not allowed to strike and their numbers are much less than in the "fucking" seventies. If anyone deserves a rise in pay its them and that is a big part of the ...
by downsizer
07 Dec 2022, 12:17
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15444
Views: 4409189

Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

Back in the 70's I drove fuel tankers, green goddesses and snow ploughs, helped with flood defences and moved rotten potatoes from Hull docks. So I do appreciate it was not what i signed up to do but at the same time someone had to do it. Good for you, I'll get you a medal. The world has changed no...
by downsizer
06 Dec 2022, 19:21
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15444
Views: 4409189

Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

Indeed, nipper reckoned end of march at the latest, although he and many of his warfare crew are in Manchester at the moment being trained in passport control. Interesting skill to learn. At least he is not stuck onboard. Debatable. I currently have juniors assisting with that to cover striking bor...
by downsizer
12 Nov 2022, 16:17
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15444
Views: 4409189

Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

Knowing the RAF's love of shipborne aviation, I shudder to think how few F-35's will be embarked. 8 flew out from Marham this afternoon in 4 waves of 2 to embark on QNLZ in the North Sea 8 jets for a 70k ton carrier. That will have Putin shaking in his boots. 6 to protect the carrier and 2 for offe...
by downsizer
13 Oct 2022, 12:25
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15444
Views: 4409189

Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

PhillyJ wrote: 13 Oct 2022, 12:06
Scimitar54 wrote: 12 Oct 2022, 22:27 cockneyjock1974 might be able to suggest somewhere suitable!
Does CJ still frequent this thread?
Doubt it, been driven off like a lot of good, knowledgeable posters.
by downsizer
06 Oct 2022, 20:31
Forum: Deployments
Topic: Cyprus SBA - Sovereign Base Areas
Replies: 41
Views: 4111

Re: Cyprus SBA - Sovereign Base Areas

I doubt it, i don't see the point. There hasn't been aircraft there full time for years (bar SAR). The camp isn't really set up for full time operations, as in all posted out there on a overseas accompanied tour. The camp needs quite a bit of money spending on it. I doubt it's anything anyone is pu...
by downsizer
08 Sep 2022, 18:48
Forum: Joint Service
Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
Replies: 6067
Views: 1724014

Re: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)

Service Inquiry.
by downsizer
08 Sep 2022, 17:12
Forum: Joint Service
Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
Replies: 6067
Views: 1724014

Re: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)

Little J wrote: 08 Sep 2022, 16:47 Any idea why it wasn't seen during the walk-around?
That is what the SI is for.
by downsizer
29 Aug 2022, 12:28
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15444
Views: 4409189

Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

Its not even as if PoW has been pushed hard for the last 18mths and the Engineering Dept have had how long to prepare for this deployment, making sure everything was 100% ready to go? To suffer such a major malfunction within 24hrs of leaving port is a total failure on someone's part. I don't see h...
by downsizer
11 May 2022, 14:32
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15444
Views: 4409189

Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

Its getting really tiresome seeing pictures of these carriers at sea with everything on the flight deck except the one bloody thing they were built to carry. ..are they wrapping these F35's up in cotton wool with a 'Break glass in case of emergency' deployment rule or something. Not worth letting t...
by downsizer
29 Apr 2022, 18:48
Forum: Joint Service
Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
Replies: 6067
Views: 1724014

Re: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)

Can't deploy a Sqn for long if there are no spares to fix the fukkers.

You can have as many Sqns as you like, but without the spares it's meaningless.
by downsizer
29 Apr 2022, 13:18
Forum: Joint Service
Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
Replies: 6067
Views: 1724014

Re: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)

You anoraks get so het up about Sqn numbers or numbers of airframes per Sqn....

The real metric is how many spares have been bought. That drives everything!