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by WhiteWhale
07 Mar 2024, 07:36
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15441
Views: 4408534
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Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

I am led to believe there will be some of the naval architects from T31 switching to QE at the very least. To change a corroded shaft coupling? Presuming that's the total amount of work required, and that no investigation work is required for why it happened, or any modifications to stop it happeni...
by WhiteWhale
27 Feb 2022, 16:30
Forum: Conflicts
Topic: The war in Ukraine
Replies: 1163
Views: 85535
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Re: The war in Ukraine

48hr in to a major war against a geographical huge country they are already having street battles in the capital. Kiev is very Northward and accessible in Ukraine, it can be reached from Belarus in a couple of hours drive, much of it through open countryside. Or by a few hours on boat. The complete...
by WhiteWhale
22 May 2019, 18:06
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Type 45 Destroyer (Daring Class) (RN) [News Only]
Replies: 1992
Views: 554800
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Re: Type 45 Destroyer (Daring Class) (RN) [News Only]

shark bait wrote:Wonder how long until they take on more than a single target at a time?
You're presuming that they have enough missiles on board at any given time to engage more than one target...
by WhiteWhale
30 Apr 2019, 18:54
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15441
Views: 4408534
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Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

I thoguht there was a fire early on? While the ship was still in blocks... Unless memory is playing tricks. Edit: Yarp. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-27713375 In other 'aircraft carriers on fire news' the Soviet rip-off job the Indians got stuck with also had one last we...
by WhiteWhale
27 Apr 2019, 15:27
Forum: Defence Elsewhere
Topic: Indian Armed Forces
Replies: 342
Views: 21741
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Re: Indian Armed Forces

Can't imagine that the Indians will be in a rush to get another Ruskie carrier, not after the endless pile of trouble the current one is.

https://fighterjetsworld.com/naval/indi ... ead/13066/
by WhiteWhale
25 Apr 2019, 18:47
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
Replies: 5461
Views: 1464434
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Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]

Halidon wrote: Well we borrowed some during WW2, and there's plenty of individual UK systems that have been adopted at various times.

Borrowed a whole aircraft carrier at one point, the necessities of war made for some quirks.
by WhiteWhale
16 Apr 2019, 19:34
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15441
Views: 4408534
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Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

India is focusing entirely on a 'built in India' policy, probably due to the rise in nationalism and how much of a disaster the previous CV purchase was/is. The UK could certainly sell design, engineering details, knoweldge and expertise but India will not be buying a UK made CV. Providing the next ...
by WhiteWhale
14 Nov 2018, 07:39
Forum: Defence Elsewhere
Topic: NORGE/Norway
Replies: 110
Views: 8006
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Re: NORGE/Norway

Ok, few things. The frigate was not moored it was moving down the channel, it was radioed repeatedly by the tanker involved and instructed to change direction but declined to do so. It's AIS was not on at the time was being tracked by YTS radar. We have the transcripts of the incident at the time an...
by WhiteWhale
13 Oct 2018, 11:18
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15441
Views: 4408534
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Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

Those questions were posed in rather pointed fashion when we first agreed the design and cost. The USN have been let off the hook a bit by the political stuff (by both major parties) that put the cost up so much. The US military budget is approaching the point of almost relgious doctrine, any quest...
by WhiteWhale
09 Oct 2018, 15:58
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15441
Views: 4408534
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Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

Also interesting to note the rapid change in exhaust nozzle direction as the jet clears the ramp. It puts extra effort into the lift phase at the lower speed off of the ramp. We saw similar with the land based testing ramp, although I expect that the low WoD makes it more obvious as the CV looked t...
by WhiteWhale
29 Sep 2018, 23:08
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15441
Views: 4408534
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Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

@4:20 the take off looks to be from the mid deck position and the carrier looks like she is doing far from max speed. Speaks well for operating fully loaded F-35's with ample room aft for prepping.


Now all we need to see is some nice SRVLs.
by WhiteWhale
27 Sep 2018, 20:24
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15441
Views: 4408534
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Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

Only 2 extra aircraft for a given 20m extra hanger space and 20m deck space I'd expect more than that. Oh I know there's a lot more to it and it's cost lot let alone the time it was purely hyperthetical to see if people think it'd be possible if ever desired An F-35 is about 15.5m long and 11m wide...
by WhiteWhale
27 Sep 2018, 17:36
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15441
Views: 4408534
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Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

Another 20m? Probably room for another 2 Airframes on standard load, 3 at high capacity. Commercial ships have been doing cut and shuts quite well for a decades, but that's usually to increase capacity by ~40%+. Also the longer hull forms are typically more hydrodynamic which can save a civil operat...
by WhiteWhale
26 Sep 2018, 18:33
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15441
Views: 4408534
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Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

Disagree with the wording, but not the sentiment. We need to free it up to reach it's full potential, not harness or restrict it's development. For me, this is also the most likely reason that the number of F35b's is being kept to 48 for now. If it does not prove to be the correct choice once in se...
by WhiteWhale
17 Sep 2018, 18:15
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15441
Views: 4408534
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Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

I have also been wondering why it hasn't been stowed, best guess is that its being kept ready for emergancy / S+R reasons?
by WhiteWhale
09 Sep 2018, 13:10
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15441
Views: 4408534
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Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

But on the plus side we now know it has a 162db for horn, vital stats there.
by WhiteWhale
01 Sep 2018, 20:41
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15441
Views: 4408534
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Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

Well it's no escort fleet but at least that's some defence for the ship.
by WhiteWhale
21 Aug 2018, 21:23
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15441
Views: 4408534
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Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

bobp wrote:Very nice looking Bar. I assume that the Junior Rates have a Pub as well?

They get a fermenting bucket and a spoon.
by WhiteWhale
12 Aug 2018, 11:47
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15441
Views: 4408534
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Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

Have we seen any Apaches on Big Liz yet? With all the talk of ciws etc those monsters do tend to get overlooked.
by WhiteWhale
17 Jul 2018, 00:58
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15441
Views: 4408534
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Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

That photoshopped /mspainted picture might just be the single worst thing I have ever seen.
by WhiteWhale
29 Apr 2018, 13:37
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: River Class (OPV) (RN)
Replies: 5411
Views: 1419887
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Re: River Class (OPV) (RN)

The 'Bolt heads cut off and then glued back on' bit seem to be quite worrying, where else has someone done a dodgy trader routine?


And I wonder how much BAE has charged the taxpayer for the glue.
by WhiteWhale
28 Apr 2018, 12:18
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Type 45 Destroyer (Daring Class) (RN) [News Only]
Replies: 1992
Views: 554800
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Re: Type 45 Destroyer (Daring Class) (RN) [News Only]

Anyone know what work was done during this 18 month refit? A new leather chair for the CO seems to be the only detail released so far. 18 months and £10,000,000 for a chair seems about right for a UK defence project, although expect the chair to have issues while in warmer climates requiring anothe...
by WhiteWhale
02 Apr 2018, 18:03
Forum: Joint Service
Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
Replies: 6067
Views: 1723647
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Re: F-35B Lightning II (RN & RAF)

If the SPEAR programme does deliver all that is promised the UK's F-35s are going to have a pretty effective list of options as to what to deliver to targets. The Paveway IV is already a good weapon. . The Paveway IV may be excellent but it does require being significantly 'over' the target, the la...
by WhiteWhale
02 Apr 2018, 17:40
Forum: Joint Service
Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
Replies: 6067
Views: 1723647
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Re: F-35B Lightning II (RN & RAF)

If the SPEAR programme does deliver all that is promised the UK's F-35s are going to have a pretty effective list of options as to what to deliver to targets. The Paveway IV is already a good weapon. . The Paveway IV may be excellent but it does require being significantly 'over' the target, the la...
by WhiteWhale
02 Apr 2018, 17:35
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
Replies: 5461
Views: 1464434
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Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]

I'm guessing there has been no 'build' pictures released yet? I know that the first steel was only cut last year but I was hoping to see some of the framework being put together. Those early stages were some of the most interesting bits in following the construction of Big Liz, helped massively by t...