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- 24 Apr 2019, 14:15
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19404
- Views: 9756734
Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
By the way, canisters from T23 will NOT be used in T31e. Second Sea Load clearly states (in the answer to Engaging Strategy-san's question on twitter) that equipments transferred from T23 to T31 will be very limited. I also thin even Mk.8 4.5inch gun cannot be transferred. The two 30 mm canons, &qu...
- 22 Apr 2019, 09:14
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Archer Class Patrol & Training Vessel (PBR) (RN)
- Replies: 133
- Views: 62682
Re: Archer Class Patrol & Training Vessel (PBR) (RN)
https://twitter.com/US_Stratcom/status/974664616767905792?s=20 HMS Raider (P275) of the Faslane Patrol Boat Squardron (FPBS) escorts USS Maryland. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DYaxC2PV4AApOn4?format=jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DYaxC2QVQAUIsIM?format=jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DYaz2mwUQAEIQ7...
- 22 Apr 2019, 09:00
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19404
- Views: 9756734
Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Haven't you just described Leander ?Repulse wrote:We know the £1.25bn is in the budget, so it’s as “real money” as it gets - an enlarged B2 River with a T26 style mission bay would be affordable and capable of doing the global forward based/flag flying that the T31 seems to be pitched for.
- 19 Apr 2019, 16:30
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 5715
- Views: 1500898
Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
(may be re-rolling of RM 43 commando is helping RN man-power a little?). It helps not a bit, all it does is free up the PIDS ie relieve the budget a tad. The reality is that the manpower shortage is down to the fact that despite a bloody good recruiting campaign, like the other services ( and in th...
- 19 Apr 2019, 16:18
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15455
- Views: 4473759
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
It's also more than a remote possibility that it could be QE or PoW
- 19 Apr 2019, 16:09
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19404
- Views: 9756734
Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
personally don’t see the T31 as an answer to this question as their primary role is stated as freeing up the T45s/T26s for CSG duties. Aren't you contradicting yourself? Sailing a T31 (or two :) ) closer to the shoreline for NGFS would maintain the freedom of manoeuvre - well away :!: - for the res...
- 18 Apr 2019, 11:45
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19404
- Views: 9756734
Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
T31e is a cost cutting program of T23 replacement; cutting ASW (very expensive) and even cutting NGFS (rarely used) to make it cheap. Rarely used? NGFS or NGS as it is referred to by the RN has been used in action by the RN (and Commonwealth) surface fleet more than any other capability in pretty m...
- 15 Apr 2019, 10:45
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19404
- Views: 9756734
Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
(It's Niels Juel by the way.) thanks ... Also interesting that Niels Juel reportedly sailed with a complement of 160. That's 60 more than Babcocks core 100 figure for Arrowhead 140. Similarly, T45 is reportedly carrying 200-220 although its official number is 191. I think these real number is more ...
- 13 Apr 2019, 14:10
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Mine countermeasures and Hydrographic capability (MHC) (MHPC)
- Replies: 959
- Views: 330557
Re: Mine countermeasures and Hydrographic capability (MHC) (MHPC)
An interesting overview of the recent trail with Mounts Bay. https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/27215/u-s-navy-turned-a-british-amphibious-ship-into-a-mine-clearing-sea-base-packed-with-drone-tech Great article and really showcases the huge flexibility of the Bays , Amphib Ops, HADR, Counter Nar...
- 06 Apr 2019, 17:22
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: River Class (OPV) (RN)
- Replies: 5492
- Views: 1566210
Re: River Class (OPV) (RN)
Pop gun .
- 05 Apr 2019, 18:48
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]
- Replies: 8504
- Views: 2205922
Re: Type 31 General Purpose Frigate [News Only]
Looks like Babcock are serious about putting TACTICOS into the RN version of Arrowhead as well as the export boats ? Their building a new support center in Plymouth too;
https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/l ... rt-2683577
The image shows Leander however !
https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/l ... rt-2683577
The image shows Leander however !
- 27 Mar 2019, 10:06
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Future Littoral Strike Ships
- Replies: 888
- Views: 369793
Re: Future Littoral Strike Ships
With no apparent ship to shore connectors apart from LCVP's visible in any of the FLSS concepts, how would a FLSS vessel compare to a capability such as this? HADR could be a primary mission for the FLSS vessels. https://twitter.com/MarineNationale/status/1110277787535970306?s=20 Translation: Loadi...
- 25 Mar 2019, 14:55
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]
- Replies: 8504
- Views: 2205922
Re: Type 31 General Purpose Frigate [News Only]
I won't be surprised it will have a 76 mm gun (even re-used from somewhere), I think the 4.5 is now nailed on for T31. It's free, training pipeline and spares available and there has been some re-certification work underway recently, including the first land based trials for a long time. 4.5 inch g...
- 25 Mar 2019, 14:19
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Future Littoral Strike Ships
- Replies: 888
- Views: 369793
Re: Future Littoral Strike Ships
I'm thinking that the ideal base location for the western LSS/LSG is Gib, rotating between there and the excellent NATO facilities at Souda Bay in Crete. Despite our recent success in Syria IS have far from gone away and I see this as continuing to be the primary focus for UK SF, which includes RM w...
- 25 Mar 2019, 13:35
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Future Littoral Strike Ships
- Replies: 888
- Views: 369793
Re: Future Littoral Strike Ships
I said we will be pushed to deploy 4 Merlin's and 4 Wildcats Two of each on each of the FLSS i.e 2 Merlins and 2 wildcats per ship Thanks, sorry for misunderstanding. As I said, my idea is to have only 1 Wildcat on Caribbean LSS. In crisis, C17 will send more Wildcats. For the east-of-Suez LSS, I a...
- 25 Mar 2019, 12:36
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]
- Replies: 8504
- Views: 2205922
Re: Type 31 General Purpose Frigate [News Only]
My other view is that the RN sailing 2nd rate Frigates around the world impressing the natives is another era now. Absolutely! Rather than responding to the challenges in the modern naval domain the RN is retreating to its post colonial gun boat comfort zone. The RN is responding to what HMG direct...
- 24 Mar 2019, 12:07
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]
- Replies: 8504
- Views: 2205922
Re: Type 31 General Purpose Frigate [News Only]
Clearly the cheapest and most realistic will be the Leander - all the others are stating numbers that are cloud cuckoo land for £250mn. If there is more money, then buy more T26s, the cost of operating multiple classes / systems will outweigh any benefits. Cloud cuckoo land - surely we have heard t...
- 23 Mar 2019, 11:49
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Future Littoral Strike Ships
- Replies: 888
- Views: 369793
Re: Future Littoral Strike Ships
If only spreadsheet Phil could find a few pounds down the back of the Treasury sofa as the addition of one these on the FLSS vessels would make a massive difference :thumbup: https://twitter.com/RNASCuldrose/status/1108704181609730048?s=20 Dream on I know....... :D Dear Phil, could we have three mo...
- 07 Mar 2019, 14:00
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
- Replies: 6182
- Views: 1876833
Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
For those who are UK based could be an interesting watch tonight, ITV 1s ' Tonight ' programme 19.00 -'19.30 'Can we defend ourselves? '. The preview suggests a heavy focus on RM , forward deployment , and quote ' the Governments ambitious plans to keep the UK a world leader' . Should be a nice brea...
- 06 Mar 2019, 10:47
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19404
- Views: 9756734
Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
£££££££ !Lord Jim wrote:Just out of interest, is there a reason we haven't tried to fit a Phalanx on top of the Hanger on the T-23 now that Sea Wolf has been replaced?
- 02 Mar 2019, 13:51
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Future Littoral Strike Ships
- Replies: 888
- Views: 369793
Re: Future Littoral Strike Ships
White-SOF Concept ofEmployment - which the above quoted source nicely defines: "Contributing to the military imperative, White-SOF offers more mass andmanoeuvre than Black-SOF Squadrons’ to tackle ‘high value, critical objectiveswith high risk and high payoff’[17] – either in support of orinde...
- 24 Feb 2019, 14:42
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 45 Destroyer (Daring Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 1996
- Views: 571618
Re: Type 45 Destroyer (Daring Class) (RN) [News Only]
Great looking ships , almost a Cruiser like presence. Unlike Duncan however I note no HarpoonSKB wrote:
- 20 Feb 2019, 12:31
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Future Littoral Strike Ships
- Replies: 888
- Views: 369793
Re: Future Littoral Strike Ships
The T31 could bring a lot to the party. The naval Wildcat for surveillance and ASuW, Artisan radar for situational awareness, strong comms links, EW intelligence gathering, etc. as well as a Sea Ceptor umbrella. and crucially and often forgotten.. NGFS...which is why at a minimum it needs a Mk 8 gu...
- 17 Feb 2019, 15:44
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Future Littoral Strike Ships
- Replies: 888
- Views: 369793
Re: Future Littoral Strike Ships
Since the US has already done a Point conversion, and H&W built two of them, I would think that it would provide the starting point (dammit!) for any assessment. No doubt the existing ships will be prime candidates, but it may well prove that a new(er) hull is cheaper overall. Since both ro-ro ...
- 16 Feb 2019, 18:12
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Bay Class Landing Ship Dock (LSD (A)) (RFA)
- Replies: 367
- Views: 200815
Re: Bay Class Landing Ship Dock (LSD (A)) (RFA)
Somewhat underwhelming as a port https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Little+Bay+Ferry+Terminal/@16.8030353,-62.2069812,444m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x8c13ab53e1c7369d:0x1e0fea838805b1a2!2sMontserrat!3b1!8m2!3d16.742498!4d-62.187366!3m4!1s0x8c125305c4784265:0xce5a3e307c27eccf!8m2!3d16.8032932!4...