Actually that is not true. The 7.62 SAP round +/- tracer has similar range and a higher rate of fire. If you combine with the minigun then the chances of a first burst hit significantly improve especially if you factor in moving target and moving firing platform. The US army did several studies on t...

Doesnt matter either way if it detonates. The thermobaric effect would be catastrophic unless you have Krupps cemented steel. Even then most modern ASM have a binary shaped charge.

Pipes leak!! The UK seems very good at washing it's dirty laundry in public and navel gazing. Most other nations don't tend to do this- we like to make ourselves look bad to prove a political point. Looking at allies issues then QEC have been a roaring success: CdG, GRF, LCS, F125, Navantia FF, Adel...

All launchers would have to be on the islands, the throw height of the gas piston is 30m. Either that or you would have to have the CMS programmed for separate engagement arcs for each launcher. TBH RAM and the 30mm mounts fitted with Martlet might be a better option.

tent over the port for'ard phalanx mount.

Good find!

This time around the carriers would host the F35 in a Herrick style operation. Far more secure than a fixed desert airbase.

FFS, we dont know! Currently there are people dying globally in numbers we haven't seen since WW2. Simply put this is a global paradigm. Wasting electrons on endless debate is doing fuck all except depressing people. How about you go and do something useful. Fact : Covid-19 is a global emergency Fac...

It worked with Milan for us. Light very mobile, but very exposed!

Strike could be fixed if we commit to a larger number of Ares fitted with 12 pack of Brimstone and fitting the already developed twin Javelin ER ATGM launcher to the Ajax. Fitting the CT40 and the same to some of the Boxers and using a 120mm SP mortar platform would provide the requisite firepower. ...

"Divestment of three heavy helicopter squadrons Based on analysis by our aviation subject-matter-experts, five squadrons provide sufficient capacity to satisfy our requirements as well as our future force as described in approved naval concepts. Divestment of three medium-lift tiltrotor squadro...

No, it would attract too much action. Who wouldn't tire slapping/shooting at that?!

Govt triggering the civil contingencies act and a general force recall

Rumours of a get fit order on Pegasus today.

Futures names to include 'The Red Beastie', 'The Mosset', 'Joannas', 'The Thunderton' in no particular order other than the last must be Jo's (everyone eventually ends up there if for no other reason than a Good bar fight). Good god man not Joannas, are you totally mad. Might as well call it a 'Fly...

Futures names to include 'The Red Beastie', 'The Mosset', 'Joannas', 'The Thunderton' in no particular order other than the last must be Jo's (everyone eventually ends up there if for no other reason than a Good bar fight).

Well the crews are either retarded in the metaphorical sense or have blind faith in their gear!!! If they are in the cabs then who unstraps the mountings under fire.Also no Airedale would allow engine start up in the plane. I saw the YouTube video last year and thought it was a tad staged. No wester...

Russian airborne units (they have 2 constituted currently) are divisional sized airmobile units. The key is in the term airmobile. The ORBAT is set up to deliver shock units in Btn size to seize and hold a dropzone and exploit a breakthrough with air-dropable armour. The initial units use light vehi...

With limited tank resources we would be better forming an armoured division that has 4 x t56 btn each with a mechanised infantry company, a independent cavalry company (with ATGM 40mm turrets) on AJAX. This would be supported in the field with 1-2 AAC Wilcat/Apache sqn, close support Arty battery (A...

I think they are referring to the EJ2000 engine with the Sabre precooler trial. That could in theory reach M3+.

the latest versions are likely to be significantly longer legged I am led to believe.

The Iskander is more of a threat based in Kalingrad.

ACC i was referring to the opposition with regard to degradation of fire support using OTH ATGM. The only advantage of facing up to heavy units with a strong WarPac based doctrine is that they rely very heavily on artillery and not CAS. Disrupt the close support elements and you can induce a wobble ...

There is no way we can match/overmatch the Russian or Chinese orbat. They have brigade sized artillery units supporting the old Soviet style 2 Mech Brgd divisions with an independent tank regiment of 2 battalions and a cavalry screen. That is the entire British armoured force there. The Russians hav...

The CR2 CAN take a shaped charge up to and including the Kornet and Bill-2 (the 2 largest warheads in manpacked ATGM) in the side panels. I am aware about the differences in KEP vs plasma jet warheads having spent a bit of time in the game and having had to do it for real. I do still keep current so...