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by Pseudo
01 May 2021, 00:08
Forum: Political Discussions
Topic: Brexit - The UK's EU Referendum & Withdrawal
Replies: 4600
Views: 117499
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Re: Brexit - The UK's EU Referendum & Withdrawal

SKB wrote:No, of course it isn't. (!) :P
You might want to try reading the article rather than just the headline.;)
by Pseudo
01 May 2021, 00:06
Forum: Political Discussions
Topic: Brexit - The UK's EU Referendum & Withdrawal
Replies: 4600
Views: 117499
Tuvalu

Re: Brexit - The UK's EU Referendum & Withdrawal

SKB wrote:"UK heading for biggest economic boom since 1948
And the funny thing is that as the article explains quite clearly if you care to read beyond the headline, it's entirely due to the consumer demand that was pent-up by the pandemic being released and absolutely nothing to do with Brexit.
by Pseudo
23 Apr 2021, 23:32
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: River Class (OPV) (RN)
Replies: 5411
Views: 1420224
Tuvalu

Re: River Class (OPV) (RN)

My bet is still on an Absalon-esque T31 variant geared toward acting as a control hub for unmanned systems. Essentially something that allows the T26's to be tasked to carrier escort duties and other high-risk duties and is more or less reliant on land-based air support for much more than self prote...
by Pseudo
21 Apr 2021, 08:32
Forum: Political Discussions
Topic: UK Politics - General News & Discussion
Replies: 412
Views: 18994
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Re: UK Politics - General News & Discussion

https://twitter.com/JohnnyMercerUK/status/1384572401179144193 Defence minister sacked. Judging by the first sentence of the letter he resigned, which he had announced his intention to do earlier in the day. His resignation was prompted by Johnson failing to keep his leadership campaign promise to e...
by Pseudo
19 Apr 2021, 22:18
Forum: Political Discussions
Topic: Labour Party
Replies: 312
Views: 19355
Tuvalu

Re: Labour Party

Caribbean wrote:Particularly odd as it was an arranged visit (organised by the joint owner)
Someone ended up looking like a prick there and I don't think that it was Keir Starmer.
by Pseudo
16 Apr 2021, 18:46
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: RN anti-ship missiles
Replies: 1030
Views: 242149
Tuvalu

Re: RN anti-ship missiles

I agree 90% there as you say build a box to put it in and we are there . Maybe it is the radar on the River B2's at we should look to upgrade to something like SAAB sea giraffe If you put it in a box, you can't fire it. If you cut holes in the box to fire it, all that nasty salt water comes in. Not...
by Pseudo
11 Apr 2021, 22:05
Forum: Defence Elsewhere
Topic: USA Armed Forces
Replies: 2089
Views: 108821
Tuvalu

Re: USA Armed Forces

Why not make the EX designation mean something and call it the Eagle Xtreme!
by Pseudo
09 Apr 2021, 20:13
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Royal News
Replies: 148
Views: 14063
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Re: Royal News

If the government are looking to provide a legacy for the Duke of Edinburgh beyond kind words then I think that expanding the eponymous award scheme by providing incentives to schools to encourage participation would be a splendid idea.
by Pseudo
09 Apr 2021, 11:03
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Type 83 Destroyer (RN) [News Only]
Replies: 324
Views: 123430
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Re: Type 83 Destroyer (RN) [News Only]

I think when you are looking at a proposed ship as capable, complex and expensive as the T83 seems likely to be, the options for economising will inevitably be looked at. For this you either look at capability gaps (eg no BMD) compromises (eg smaller without the ability to carry two helos and a UAV...
by Pseudo
08 Apr 2021, 21:59
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Type 83 Destroyer (RN) [News Only]
Replies: 324
Views: 123430
Tuvalu

Re: Type 83 Destroyer (RN) [News Only]

I'm thinking along the same lines as yourself but with 48 cells for CAAM and then 24 tactical length and 24 strike length Mark 41-style cells. That would give the ship the ability to operate as an AAW escort by filling the those cells with Aster-30 or as a multipurpose escort with the tactical cell...
by Pseudo
08 Apr 2021, 20:24
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Type 83 Destroyer (RN) [News Only]
Replies: 324
Views: 123430
Tuvalu

Re: Type 83 Destroyer (RN) [News Only]

Thinking about what the T83 might look like presumably has to take into account the additional capabilities the RN likely wants from it. This may end up looking quite similar to the original capability for the T45, which is primarily designed for area air defence but with capability to attack surfa...
by Pseudo
07 Apr 2021, 07:58
Forum: Political Discussions
Topic: If Biden wins
Replies: 81
Views: 4805
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Re: If Biden wins

ArmChairCivvy wrote:Looks like he did not just borrow the slogan
"build back better"
but also that Easter (take or add a few days)
is the new Christmas :)
I might be wrong, but I think that it was the Johnson government that "borrowed" the slogan from the Biden presidential campaign.
by Pseudo
04 Apr 2021, 22:33
Forum: Political Discussions
Topic: Labour Party
Replies: 312
Views: 19355
Tuvalu

Re: Labour Party

I don't know if that's going to be all that successful in the short-term leading up to the election It's now or never that there is disillusionment among former SNP voters and their votes are up for grabs I don't see that. I think that if Salmond's new vehicle sticks around and he ends up in the Sc...
by Pseudo
04 Apr 2021, 09:01
Forum: Political Discussions
Topic: Labour Party
Replies: 312
Views: 19355
Tuvalu

Re: Labour Party

Well, a month to go and not that much campaigning seen from either side? From keeping the country together: " there’s a feeling that the rot may finally be stopped in an area that has hamstrung Labour leaders since Ed Miliband. One senior ally says that the significance of the move has yet to ...
by Pseudo
02 Apr 2021, 01:33
Forum: Royal Air Force
Topic: Puma Helicopter (RAF)
Replies: 380
Views: 89555
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Re: Puma Helicopter (RAF)

My only requirement is that we get the best Helicopter for the money available, above all other considerations. If the Government and Treasury want to make more funding available to allow Leonardo to match the price of any of the other bids then fine, we can build the Puma replacement in the UK. Bu...
by Pseudo
31 Mar 2021, 09:01
Forum: Defence Elsewhere
Topic: Brazil
Replies: 84
Views: 7475
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Re: Brazil

Trump-like carousel at the top of administration is not new in Bolsanaro's Brazil (gone thru 4 health ministers and a couple of justice ministers), but now foreign & defence ministers were abruptly changed - is the fact that all three commanders (army/navy/ AF) left their posts a sign of primin...
by Pseudo
29 Mar 2021, 21:22
Forum: Joint Service
Topic: BAE Hawk (RAF & RN)
Replies: 149
Views: 70683
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Re: BAE Hawk (RAF & RN)

Ron5 wrote:I'm sure the Red Arrows are front of the line for Tempests.
I'll tell you what I reckon could be seriously impressive, a LANCA/Mosquito display team. Without having a bag of mostly water inside them that it has to keep in one piece they could be capable of some seriously high-g manoeuvres.
by Pseudo
28 Mar 2021, 16:58
Forum: Political Discussions
Topic: Brexit - The UK's EU Referendum & Withdrawal
Replies: 4600
Views: 117499
Tuvalu

Re: Brexit - The UK's EU Referendum & Withdrawal

I fundamentally disagree with your notion that the appointment of Frost is 2 steps backwards. You of course, have your opnion, how ever that may be... It is Frosty who will help bring this to a conclusion and ensures it will progress, rather than turning it into a long running committee of "sh...
by Pseudo
26 Mar 2021, 07:34
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Type 83 Destroyer (RN) [News Only]
Replies: 324
Views: 123430
Tuvalu

Re: Type 83 Destroyer (RN) [News Only]

I would really like to see a super dooper all singing all dancing T83 AAW with 100+ vls etc attached to the carrier group, but i was thinking if we can only afford a max of 3 with only 1 per CVBG and something happens to its ability to do its mission - even just a electrical glitch... i think 4 wou...
by Pseudo
23 Mar 2021, 19:04
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Type 83 Destroyer (RN) [News Only]
Replies: 324
Views: 123430
Tuvalu

Re: Type 83 Destroyer (RN) [News Only]

What do we think is the significance of Type 83 vs Type 46?? It sounds to me like it's likely to be a single class of thirteen multirole destroyers intended to replace both the Type 45 and Type 26. But it's nothing more than a paper ship, I'm treating it more or less as the Type 26 at the Future Su...
by Pseudo
18 Mar 2021, 21:15
Forum: Defence Elsewhere
Topic: Taiwan
Replies: 23
Views: 1842
Tuvalu

Re: Taiwan

So Taiwan is finally getting the capability to produce SSKs, it is about time. I do wonder however how many "Silent" partners they have in the programme? Put it this way, I don't think that you'd have to spend much time in Taipei before you bump in to a "retired" Mitsubishi or K...
by Pseudo
13 Mar 2021, 17:53
Forum: Political Discussions
Topic: Donald Trump
Replies: 828
Views: 35509
Tuvalu

Re: Donald Trump

the fact he asked for 11,780 specifically is what does him in IMHO... it shows that the phone call's intention was to have the other guy commit election fraud... and in doing so, Trump committed it himself. It's a slam dunk IMHO.... but only if the Georgia justice system actually does it job Yes, i...
by Pseudo
13 Mar 2021, 16:39
Forum: Political Discussions
Topic: Donald Trump
Replies: 828
Views: 35509
Tuvalu

Re: Donald Trump

Wasn't Trump asking for a very specific amount of votes to be found... not just 11k, but a specific number between in the 11k region Yeah, but I couldn't remember the exact number so I wrote a ~11,000 to indicate that the number was around that figure. I remember it being exactly enough to win by o...
by Pseudo
13 Mar 2021, 15:39
Forum: Political Discussions
Topic: Donald Trump
Replies: 828
Views: 35509
Tuvalu

Re: Donald Trump

i suspect the Georgia stuff is an easier case to make... so that could be the one to get him first I love the idea that he might have had a defence if he'd asked Raffensperger to find him the ~400,000 ballots that he claimed on the call that he'd won the state by because he could say that he honest...
by Pseudo
12 Mar 2021, 21:04
Forum: Political Discussions
Topic: Brexit - The UK's EU Referendum & Withdrawal
Replies: 4600
Views: 117499
Tuvalu

Re: Brexit - The UK's EU Referendum & Withdrawal

I think we will need to wait at least 12 months from now to see any sort of realistic comparison either way. July-September comparisons might give earliest comparisons. It'll obviously take a while before we can determine whether this is a blip or a trend but I don't think that it'll take as long a...