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- 05 Nov 2018, 12:02
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19282
- Views: 9459423
Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
If you take the T42's also regarded as excellent ocean going ships they too were of a similar size at 14.3 metres beam and 119.5 metres long ( 132 metres batches 3). Batch 1 ships were known to have difficulties in heavy seas. http://www.seaforces.org/marint/Royal-Navy/Destroyer/Sheffield-Type-42-c...
- 02 Oct 2018, 18:42
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 5659
- Views: 1479166
Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
I have had a good search online and have been unable to find anything official about City class Sea Ceptor silos besides the published imagery.jonas wrote:has there been any formal announcement in regards to the fit and if so do we have a link.
Phil R
- 01 Oct 2018, 09:21
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 5659
- Views: 1479166
Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
Mushrooms are cheap, weather durable with few maintenance requirements.
Any dedicated launcher (Mk 41, Slyver, ExLS) is going to be more expensive, over engineered for CAMM and bring additional maintenance (cost) burdens.
Phil R
Any dedicated launcher (Mk 41, Slyver, ExLS) is going to be more expensive, over engineered for CAMM and bring additional maintenance (cost) burdens.
Phil R
- 01 Oct 2018, 08:33
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 5659
- Views: 1479166
Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
Presumably the Sea Ceptor ‘mushrooms’ will be much closer together on the Type 26 in that case, as the large vacant space between each silo on the refitted Type 23s is due to the no longer required plenum for containing and venting the hot-launch exhaust from Sea Wolf. The Sea Wolf exhaust vents ar...
- 29 Sep 2018, 17:56
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15455
- Views: 4437942
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
That looks great!SKB wrote:Wooooow!
Phil R
- 06 Sep 2018, 11:16
- Forum: Joint Service
- Topic: Airbus Zephyr - HAPS
- Replies: 189
- Views: 100529
Re: Airbus Zephyr - HAPS
Has anyone seen any footage of Zephyr S landing / recovery?
I suspect it would be a low speed belly landing.
Phil R
I suspect it would be a low speed belly landing.
Phil R
- 07 Aug 2018, 17:07
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Dreadnought Class SSBN
- Replies: 709
- Views: 280832
Re: Dreadnought Class SSBN
Probably both true to some degree.bobp wrote:so which is right?
- 01 Aug 2018, 21:58
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15455
- Views: 4437942
- 01 Aug 2018, 18:00
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15455
- Views: 4437942
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Best shot that I can remember.RAF>FAN wrote:Are there any vids of Lizzies Artisan working?
https://youtu.be/NPnD6gL2vTM
Phil R
- 16 Jul 2018, 20:08
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
- Replies: 4067
- Views: 974502
Re: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
Looking at the payload bay, I keep imagining Lox/LH2 tanks.
Stick a small aerospike in the rear in leiu of the protusion and you could have a modern SR177.
Royal Aerospace Force anyone?
Phil R
Stick a small aerospike in the rear in leiu of the protusion and you could have a modern SR177.
Royal Aerospace Force anyone?
Phil R
- 18 Apr 2018, 23:00
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19282
- Views: 9459423
Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
No such policy, as demonstrated by:
2011 when HMS Westminster deployed to Libya carrying just four Sea Wolf missiles.
http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articl ... siles.html
Phil R
2011 when HMS Westminster deployed to Libya carrying just four Sea Wolf missiles.
http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articl ... siles.html
Phil R
- 28 Mar 2018, 06:25
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Trafalgar Class Attack Submarine (SSN) (RN)
- Replies: 81
- Views: 50784
- 21 Mar 2018, 22:34
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Royal Navy SSK?
- Replies: 474
- Views: 121318
Re: Royal Navy SSK?
If SSKs were of no real combat use and SSNs were the only effective game in town a lot more nations would be trying to get on the band wagon Effective SSNs are extremely resource and expertise intensive. Most nations realise that effective SSNs are beyond their capability to sustain. China and to a...
- 20 Mar 2018, 18:37
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Royal Navy SSK?
- Replies: 474
- Views: 121318
Re: Royal Navy SSK?
Mainly defensive in nature! Tell that to the guys on the USS Ronald Regan! Yes, defensive forces often engage offensive forces, and vice versa. Also good training should never be a totally one sided affair. It is not plausible to expect a SSK to actively locate, stalk and then engage an active CVBG...
- 20 Mar 2018, 08:01
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Astute Class Attack Submarine (SSN) (RN)
- Replies: 850
- Views: 303014
Re: Astute Class Attack Submarine (SSN) (RN)
If an AIP Sub is good enough to penetrate an American Carrier Battlegroup on multiple occasions without being detected then in my opinion it must be good enough to at least have a very serious look at. AIP boats have their uses, but they are mainly defensive in nature. AIP simply lacks energy densi...
- 14 Feb 2018, 12:40
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15455
- Views: 4437942
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Something fishy about those "trawlers"....Smokey wrote:Apart from a Soviet “fishing” trawler...
https://www.military.com/defensetech/20 ... o-trawlers
Phil R
- 06 Dec 2017, 15:40
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Fantasy T31 and Fantasy Fleet Builder [New]
- Replies: 1811
- Views: 77238
Re: Fantasy T31 and Fantasy Fleet Builder [New]
As a forward presence and to act as a tripwire for the subsequent CVBG response i suspect.NickC wrote:What role is the T31 currently designed to do
Phil R
- 24 Nov 2017, 10:12
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15455
- Views: 4437942
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
dmereifield wrote:I also note that the FSL does not explicitly state that these would all be UK assets....
I would assume UK only assets as the carrier group was described as "sovereign".First Sea Lord wrote:"sovereign UK Carrier Strike group"
Phil R
- 20 Sep 2017, 23:18
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15455
- Views: 4437942
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
It is a shame the lowland haggis became extinct, it's ability to hover avoided any issues associated with it's leg length.
- 22 Aug 2017, 09:40
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15455
- Views: 4437942
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
The 146 is quite under powered and is regularly described as:Digger22 wrote:BAe 146 for me though!
Feels like 1 engine.
Actually has 4 engines.
Probably needs 6 engines.
Probably not the best choice for take offs from the carriers
Phil R
- 20 Aug 2017, 14:30
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15455
- Views: 4437942
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Here's a question to think about while we wait for PoW's naming and float out. How would you IMPROVE the QE class in future upgrades and refits? Keep it reasonable. No "third island" or "nuclear reactor" type answers allowed! Best upgrade IMO, would be removing the LPH role. i.e...
- 14 Aug 2017, 17:21
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15455
- Views: 4437942
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Not an airfield, but they did once move Australia a little bit.Sunk at Narvik wrote:Impressive, bet the RAF couldn't move an entire airfield that quickly
Phil R
- 07 Jul 2017, 20:01
- Forum: UK Defence & Aerospace Industry
- Topic: MBDA (UK)
- Replies: 311
- Views: 27683
Re: MBDA (UK)
Did not see this until today: Sea Venom Test Firing
http://www.mbda-systems.com/press-relea ... venom-anl/
Good to see this programme slowly making progress.
Phil R
http://www.mbda-systems.com/press-relea ... venom-anl/
Good to see this programme slowly making progress.
Phil R
- 05 Jul 2017, 20:47
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15455
- Views: 4437942
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
I do not envy the first crew member to fall and graze themselves on that deck!SKB wrote: (HMSQnlz) 'The ship's rugby team making use of the flightdeck, whilst an anchor.'
Phil R
- 26 Jun 2017, 20:06
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15455
- Views: 4437942
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Thanks CJ, lovely shot as QNLZ majestically passed PWLS and their islands aligned.cockneyjock1974 wrote:My usual long range shots, however I think they give a certain perspective to her size.
Phil R