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by Caribbean
04 Jan 2020, 19:04
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: River Class (OPV) (RN)
Replies: 5411
Views: 1419815
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Re: River Class (OPV) (RN)

radar upgrade to replace the current 2d set Actually, I can't see any reason to replace the Scanter 4100, unless you are proposing to bolt on a couple of dozen Sea Ceptor as well. It might be a "2D" radar, but it is intended for use in tracking both surface and airborne targets up to 3500...
by Caribbean
04 Jan 2020, 17:37
Forum: Royal Air Force
Topic: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
Replies: 4067
Views: 950018
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Re: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)

if you thought that refusing to handover full control of the F-35B source codes to your supposedly 'closest ally' wouldn't go unnoticed, thereby reminding the Government & armed forces of the need for a fully UK soveriegn jet , think again .... couple that with Germany refusing to allow the UK ...
by Caribbean
04 Jan 2020, 09:56
Forum: Deployments
Topic: Middle East
Replies: 81
Views: 5255
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Re: Middle East

Qatar is too "friendly" (not really in Iran's camp, but not getting on too well with Saudi at the moment). My guess would be Saudi or the Emiratis, particularly the relatively "soft" target of the Saudi oil facilities (I hope that they have improved defences since the last attack...
by Caribbean
02 Jan 2020, 19:21
Forum: British Army
Topic: FV4034 Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank (British Army)
Replies: 2323
Views: 1031477
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Re: FV4034 Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank (British Army)

If 150 Challenger 3's are acquired (the current favorite number) and that only allows 2 regiments to be equipped, how many would be required to enable 3 regiments? Around 206 (3 x 56 plus the 38 extras implied by the 150 figure). If the extras were also increased pro-rata, then add another 50% to t...
by Caribbean
29 Dec 2019, 11:54
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: River Class (OPV) (RN)
Replies: 5411
Views: 1419815
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Re: River Class (OPV) (RN)

Weren't Bangladesh also rumoured to be interested in acquiring her?
by Caribbean
27 Dec 2019, 17:51
Forum: British Army
Topic: FV4034 Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank (British Army)
Replies: 2323
Views: 1031477
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Re: FV4034 Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank (British Army)

Interesting upcoming questions include: will LEP be renamed Challenger 3 by Boris? (I would), will Warrior WSCP be cancelled and replaced with an Ajax family IFV like the Australian competition entrant but with the CTA 40mm turret? (I would) will the UK join with Germany to develop a joint solution...
by Caribbean
19 Dec 2019, 08:32
Forum: Political Discussions
Topic: Brexit - The UK's EU Referendum & Withdrawal
Replies: 4600
Views: 117456
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Re: Brexit - The UK's EU Referendum & Withdrawal

Japan has been 'services' for a very long time; but they have a very strong exporting sector... whether directly out , or by 'outlets' like the ones here in the UK ... and we It's often overlooked that UK manufacturing has grown considerably since WW2 (doubled, I believe). Services have just grown ...
by Caribbean
13 Dec 2019, 12:49
Forum: Political Discussions
Topic: 2019 UK General Election
Replies: 189
Views: 21492
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Re: 2019 UK General Election

No such thing as the "Scottish Constitutional Courts". The two top Courts in Scotland are the High Court of Justiciary, which deals with Criminal matters (with no appeal to the Supreme Court) and the Court of Session, which deals with civil matters (so Constitutional issues would fall with...
by Caribbean
12 Dec 2019, 18:47
Forum: Royal Air Force
Topic: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
Replies: 4067
Views: 950018
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Re: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)

Meriv9 wrote:Italy buys P1, Japan buys something from us directly or from you and you end the triangle buying something from us.
You have a rather nice LHD. It would look lovely next to our two carriers. It even has the right number of towers ............ :D
by Caribbean
06 Dec 2019, 09:15
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
Replies: 1842
Views: 183943
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Re: General UK Defence Discussion

SW1 wrote:can only mean it must be closer to the truth than first thought
Or alternatively, that it is completely unfounded , speculative, tosh.

To be honest, it just looked like a re-cycled article from around 12-15 months ago.
by Caribbean
06 Dec 2019, 08:38
Forum: Political Discussions
Topic: 2019 UK General Election
Replies: 189
Views: 21492
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Re: 2019 UK General Election

Nah, more like 20-40 I reckon The two most recent (Comres and YouGov) are saying high 20s to low 30s (say 28-32) at the moment. BMG/ICM are still in "no overall control" territory (-8/-7 respectively), which is pretty much where they started, I think. Opinium are sticking with a 124 seat ...
by Caribbean
03 Dec 2019, 07:43
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Replies: 19147
Views: 7055475
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Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion

Surfaced launched Spear 3 is a fantasy weapon. Not in development, but not entirely fantasy - it's in MBDA's mind as a potential future development - from TD In a maritime context, MBDA has shown an artist’s impression of SPEAR with a booster, quad packed into a CAMM launch cell. This means custome...
by Caribbean
01 Dec 2019, 14:59
Forum: Political Discussions
Topic: 2019 UK General Election
Replies: 189
Views: 21492
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Re: 2019 UK General Election

Things are definitely getting tighter. The latest "scorecard" for the various polling organisations is here: https://www.markpack.org.uk/155623/voting-intention-opinion-poll-scorecard/ The list gives the latest poll by each organisation and the dates over which it was conducted. The YouGov...
by Caribbean
30 Nov 2019, 21:42
Forum: Deployments
Topic: British Overseas Territories - General Discussion
Replies: 17
Views: 1501
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British Overseas Territories - General Discussion

Apologies if there is already a thread for this (Mods, please merge if there is) Following on from last years hurricanes (and, indeed, Hurricane Ivan, back in 2004), it looks as if the UK is finally putting sme effort into upgrading local capabilities in and around the Caribbean. Following on from t...
by Caribbean
30 Nov 2019, 21:05
Forum: UK Defence & Aerospace Industry
Topic: MBDA (UK)
Replies: 310
Views: 26567
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Re: MBDA (UK)

Timmymagic wrote:.... or the other US small munition ....
The Raytheon/ Nammo Pike?
by Caribbean
20 Nov 2019, 07:13
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Royal Navy Gunnery Discussion
Replies: 232
Views: 129076
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Re: Royal Navy Gunnery Discussion

I don't know how you can target a pilots eyes with a laser and still claim it's not meant to harm his (or her) eyesight. I'm pretty sure that the limits of what the human eye can tolerate without being permanently damaged are well known. You don't need to damage the pilot's eyesight, you just need ...
by Caribbean
19 Nov 2019, 22:09
Forum: British Army
Topic: Boxer / Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV)
Replies: 2802
Views: 714503
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Re: Boxer / Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV)

The UK RWS 'fleet' is almost entirely Kongsberg. Again, we're heavily invested in that interface already so we would need to accept a bespoke solution for Boxer which doesn't make sense in my mind. We would need to accept a bespoke solution for Boxer Just because it hasn't yet been tested with the ...
by Caribbean
18 Nov 2019, 23:09
Forum: British Army
Topic: Boxer / Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV)
Replies: 2802
Views: 714503
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Re: Boxer / Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV)

I do wonder whether said RWS manufacturers have any interest in endorsing this integration in their already in-service hardware. For Midguard, Venom LR is a major advertising point! http://www.valhalla-turrets.com/products The EOS literature doesn't mention it (yet?), but the RWS can handle a missi...
by Caribbean
18 Nov 2019, 18:53
Forum: Political Discussions
Topic: 2019 UK General Election
Replies: 189
Views: 21492
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Re: 2019 UK General Election

The Telegraph (yes - just a tad partisan, I know) tried to do an analysis a few days ago of what the potential effects of tactical voting might be. Their conclusion: if done perfectly by both sides, remain would gain 55 seats and leave 53 - a net gain to remain of 2 seats. In the process, Labour wou...
by Caribbean
18 Nov 2019, 18:32
Forum: Political Discussions
Topic: 2019 UK General Election
Replies: 189
Views: 21492
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Re: 2019 UK General Election

"The debasement of our public discourse has been aggravated by the systematic and sustained spraying of untruths, often by foreign state actors – and not in the expectation that their lies will be believed. Success for them is everyone starting to doubt that anything is true: and 44% of remain...
by Caribbean
17 Nov 2019, 23:20
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Royal Navy Gunnery Discussion
Replies: 232
Views: 129076
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Re: Royal Navy Gunnery Discussion

What you have posted exactly describes the banning of "dazzlers". The British equipment was designed & used to damage the pilots vision. They are no longer fitted on any RN ship. Not so. The key word here is "permanent damage". I remember reading a post (over on ARRSE, I bel...
by Caribbean
17 Nov 2019, 22:58
Forum: Political Discussions
Topic: 2019 UK General Election
Replies: 189
Views: 21492
United Kingdom

Re: 2019 UK General Election

As I understand it ten year gilt rates are below the rate of inflation, so as long as that situation continues any public borrowing at those rates will decrease in real-term value over the next decade. That is true. What remains to be seen is whether rates will stay that low if the UK Govt embarks ...
by Caribbean
17 Nov 2019, 21:43
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Royal Navy Gunnery Discussion
Replies: 232
Views: 129076
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Re: Royal Navy Gunnery Discussion

They have been banned. Illegal now. Dazzlers are still legal. The ban is on using lasers that cause "permanent blindness to unenhanced vision", (Article 1 , Protocol IV of 1980 Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons - came into effect in 1998). Article 3 says "Blinding as an inci...
by Caribbean
17 Nov 2019, 16:16
Forum: British Army
Topic: Boxer / Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV)
Replies: 2802
Views: 714503
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Re: Boxer / Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV)

... or buy British Further to Ron's post. https://www.overtdefense.com/2019/11/08/aei-systems-low-recoil-30mm-cannon-nears-production/ I did see a post (on here, I think) that said that the Army was assessing a 30mm cannon for the MIV/MRV(P) - possibly this is what they were looking at, rather than...