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- 14 May 2015, 09:04
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: FV4034 Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank (British Army)
- Replies: 2323
- Views: 1052186
Re: Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank (Army)
I wonder what's wrong with the latest Abrams... just drop a diesel into it? At least would not need to play catch-up with getting a state of the art penetrator round for it (the current Parliament might even accept DU if someone carefully explained what needs to be achieved with it)? The Italian JV ...
- 12 May 2015, 10:44
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Ocean Class Helicopter Carrier (LPH) (1998-2018) (ex RN)
- Replies: 1195
- Views: 369375
Re: Ocean Class Helicopter Carrier (LPH) (RN)
If you get it right, never miss an opportunity to gold plate it (aus.com news site): ""That hasn’t stopped the Abbott Government examining the $13 billion idea to turn our newest troop-carrying warships into aircraft carriers. But a review of the proposal to buy F-35B “jump jets” for our t...
- 10 May 2015, 07:24
- Forum: Personnel and Units
- Topic: 16 Air Assault Brigade
- Replies: 43
- Views: 2410
Re: 16 Air Assault Brigade
Just-me, blocks? I can only see the rotary dials, presumably for windage and elevation (ballistic drop) adjustment. And you can actually use them with gloves on, maybe I have only used cheat hunting sides, but the dials tend to be so small that you have to take the glove off. - for the spray&pra...
- 09 May 2015, 18:25
- Forum: UK Defence Forum
- Topic: Introduction Thread
- Replies: 75
- Views: 6498
Re: Introduction Thread
Ahh, only now spotted this thread. Brought my call sign over from TD. Got involved there when the previous SDSR looked like a fantastic way of wasting money (and capability), rather than actually making savings. Ex Marine recce (hasten to say, a long time ago and not USMC) and thereby interested in ...
- 09 May 2015, 18:13
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Jackal and Coyote MWMIK (Army)
- Replies: 193
- Views: 64128
Re: Jackal and Coyote MWMIK (Army)
A good question, as Pinzgauer was/is about the largest vehicle that can be airdropped, using the platform that goes together with the Hercs. I hope to be corrected, but there is no such platform (yet?)for A400Ms? Dropping artilery to support the first wave of light forces was a focal point for a joi...
- 09 May 2015, 13:25
- Forum: Political Discussions
- Topic: General Election 2015 thread
- Replies: 109
- Views: 3654
Re: General Election 2015 thread
Triple lock when kit and its maintenance is approaching a peak of 48% of the total spending before Trident's real expenditure starting to flow... just shows how each service is trying to get the bare essentials before they will be crushed (postponed) under the weight of that strategic programme &quo...
- 09 May 2015, 13:03
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: FV4034 Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank (British Army)
- Replies: 2323
- Views: 1052186
Re: Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank (Army)
Agreed, and while the difference between the two concepts normally is about economics, we can bring in the doctrine as well (economy of force; the Army chose to use c. 5bn on AHs having weighed the relative merits of the two platforms). ...Ahh, using the back arrow seems to be dangerous on this plat...
- 09 May 2015, 12:09
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: FV4034 Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank (British Army)
- Replies: 2323
- Views: 1052186
Re: Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank (Army)
Quite agree with Ch2 being OK for a while. The 3 remaining heavy bdes are mechanised, not tank, in their nature and quite rightly focus on combined arms operations. Btw, the all mighty Leo is lacking behind in penetrator development, and even when a new one will arrive (2017?), only the Mk 7s can ta...
- 08 May 2015, 02:25
- Forum: Political Discussions
- Topic: General Election 2015 thread
- Replies: 109
- Views: 3654
Re: General Election 2015 thread
That is like "getting" Al Capone on his tax!
- 08 May 2015, 01:14
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: RUSI: The U.K. Should expect more instability
- Replies: 10
- Views: 608
Re: RUSI: The U.K. Should expect more instability
In this list, only the last item is a grave error, even though there is always the last straw that breaks the camel's back, however minor that "straw" might be: "However, diplomatically he has played a relatively minor role in the P5+1 in talks with Iran, he has let the French and Ger...
- 07 May 2015, 10:52
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Apache Attack Helicopter (British Army Air Corps)
- Replies: 615
- Views: 216294
Re: Apache Attack Helicopter (Army Air Corps)
Now that we save some by reducing the numbers, and some more through remanufacture (not decided yet), here is a good way to use the extra dime: http://breakingdefense.com/2015/05/grey-eagle-apache-run-shows-techs-not-enough-to-use-drones-ya-gotta-have-doctrine/?utm_source=Breaking+Defense&utm_ca...
- 05 May 2015, 21:59
- Forum: Defence Elsewhere
- Topic: French Armed Forces
- Replies: 1878
- Views: 144635
Re: France confirms sale of 24 Rafale fighter jets to Qatar
OK, Rafale is doing what everyone should have been doing, but luckily the other two fighters from Europe are not far behind with Meteor/ AESA combo... the gold standard for BVR, as for detection and reaching out to touch?