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- 03 Apr 2024, 12:10
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
- Replies: 6182
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Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
As I have said before NATO needs to re shape its self with Norway , Sweden and Finland forming 1st & 2rd Nordic Corp's and the UK , Holland , Denmark , and the Baltic states forming 1st Baltic Corps 1st Baltic Corps could bring to battlefield 4 x Armoured brigades , 3 x Deep fires Brigades &...
- 02 Apr 2024, 22:40
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
- Replies: 1937
- Views: 257488
Re: General UK Defence Discussion
Too many wasters, too few good candidates or a bit of both? Both, pretty equal split IME. I have... Loads of applicants are deluded. Loads of applicants apply drunk onlinw with no intention of following through. Loads simply don't respond to emails or calls. Loads are fat, druggies, thick etc.... T...
- 02 Apr 2024, 17:35
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
- Replies: 6182
- Views: 1877004
Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
OK 3 Cdo and 29 RA Cdo could do with few GBAD Vikings
- 02 Apr 2024, 14:15
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
- Replies: 6182
- Views: 1877004
Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
Maybe the RM could do with some CAMM capable Vikings
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- 02 Apr 2024, 12:02
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
- Replies: 6182
- Views: 1877004
Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
Interesting concept. https://www.stellersystems.co.uk/news/steller-systems-has-recently-built-and-trialled-a-6m-concept-demonstrator-of-our-19m-offshore-insertion-craft-the-demonstrator-has-successfully-proven-the-innovative-features-of-the-full-scale-craft/ 19m is an interesting size, suggesting 6...
- 02 Apr 2024, 09:57
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
- Replies: 1937
- Views: 257488
Re: General UK Defence Discussion
I have... Loads of applicants are deluded. Loads of applicants apply drunk onlinw with no intention of following through. Loads simply don't respond to emails or calls. Loads are fat, druggies, thick etc.... There are many problems in recruiting, but it isn't all capitas fault and people saying &qu...
- 02 Apr 2024, 09:32
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19404
- Views: 9757043
Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
By 2030 about 40 to 50 but as said there would be 60 + modern Subs in Nato Would be interested to see how you got to that number of capable ASW frigates. 60+ modern submarines is including 40+ submarines suited to and designed for the Med and Baltic Sea. How many modern subs do Russia have in their...
- 01 Apr 2024, 18:19
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
- Replies: 1937
- Views: 257488
Re: General UK Defence Discussion
https://archive.is/8wrrq More issues with recruiting. So the problem is not people wanting to join it is the crap recruiting firm I believe they are about to takeover tri service recruitment from next year. We'll see how that goes. How much has the training stream got to play in all of this or the ...
- 01 Apr 2024, 13:14
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19404
- Views: 9757043
Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Just to put this into Context NATO Europe not including the USN & Canada has 3 x Fleet Carriers 1 x Light Carrier 6 x LHD's ( 3 fixed wing capable 1 x F35 , 2 x Harrier ) 7 x SSBN's 13 x SSN's 53 x SSK 127 x escorts 80 x Corvettes / OPV's 50+ MPA How many of the 127 Escorts have a capability to...
- 01 Apr 2024, 12:27
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19404
- Views: 9757043
Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Thanks for your thoughts on the five year RN surface fleet priorities / tweaks given the realistic (IMO) China invasion of Taiwan scenario with Russia supporting by using its navy to threat and disrupt the NATO region in parallel. I’ve been thinking about it over the break also, and what strikes me...
- 01 Apr 2024, 10:44
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
- Replies: 6182
- Views: 1877004
Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
With all the reporting on Gaza, I’ve been reading about the US Expeditionary Elevated Causeway (ELCAS) capability. There’s a lot of information over at ThinkDefence. Seems to be too expensive both in terms of cost and supporting troop requirements for the UK, but it does feel a capability that the ...
- 01 Apr 2024, 09:06
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
- Replies: 1937
- Views: 257488
Re: General UK Defence Discussion
https://archive.is/8wrrq More issues with recruiting. So the problem is not people wanting to join it is the crap recruiting firm I believe they are about to takeover tri service recruitment from next year. We'll see how that goes. How much has the training stream got to play in all of this or the ...
- 31 Mar 2024, 15:55
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19404
- Views: 9757043
Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Whilst I do not buy the idea that Russia will be in a position to launch a major ground attack on NATO countries anytime soon, I can see a conflict in the far east having an knock on impact to the European region (and possibly Gulf, South America and Africa through proxy wars). One plausible scenar...
- 31 Mar 2024, 13:59
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
- Replies: 6182
- Views: 1877004
Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
Great that settles it then HMT 600 even with brimstone or 105mm can be lifted by a Chinook
- 31 Mar 2024, 12:43
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
- Replies: 6182
- Views: 1877004
Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
Indeed because the vehicle you posted an image off has a gross vehicle weight limit which is less that the weight which can be lifted by chinook. So you are still missing the point. So regardless of what configuration it is(gun, cab whatever) it should still be lift able by chinook. Somehow I doubt...
- 31 Mar 2024, 12:09
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
- Replies: 6182
- Views: 1877004
Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
Indeed because the vehicle you posted an image off has a gross vehicle weight limit which is less that the weight which can be lifted by chinook. So you are still missing the point. So regardless of what configuration it is(gun, cab whatever) it should still be lift able by chinook. Somehow I doubt...
- 31 Mar 2024, 11:31
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
- Replies: 1937
- Views: 257488
Re: General UK Defence Discussion
So the problem is not people wanting to join it is the crap recruiting firm
- 31 Mar 2024, 11:30
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
- Replies: 1937
- Views: 257488
Re: General UK Defence Discussion
So the problem is not people wanting to join it is the crap recruiting firm
- 31 Mar 2024, 11:16
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
- Replies: 6182
- Views: 1877004
- 31 Mar 2024, 09:49
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
- Replies: 6182
- Views: 1877004
Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
Why can’t archer be moved by a400m? To big or to heavy, not sure. Info came from one twitter post by Gabrielle Molinelli. We have already done the helicopter move within Europe from the fwd mounting positions on operations so I don’t know why it would be impractical now. Yes, I know that Chinook, P...
- 30 Mar 2024, 15:27
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19404
- Views: 9757043
Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
there is the fact that the T31's are not intended to have a long service life (in the RN). A) is that a fact B) is that realistic ? A good life plan would be 20 years with a mid life upgrade at 10 years pretty much written into the NSS - that the purpose of the type31 is to reduce service life to g...
- 30 Mar 2024, 12:08
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19404
- Views: 9757043
Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
A) is that a fact B) is that realistic ?jedibeeftrix wrote: ↑30 Mar 2024, 11:50 there is the fact that the T31's are not intended to have a long service life (in the RN).
A good life plan would be 20 years with a mid life upgrade at 10 years
- 30 Mar 2024, 10:58
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
- Replies: 6182
- Views: 1877004
Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
Both Archer and M270a2 can be moved by LCU or A400m so both could bring support….. Do the rapid reaction Brigades need 155mm and M270? Would HMT based 105mm Howitzer, GMLRS, Brimstone and Protector be enough? At least in the initial stages? The point is both can be airlifted in by A400m if needed. ...
- 30 Mar 2024, 09:19
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
- Replies: 6182
- Views: 1877004
Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
If 16AAB and 3Cdo have a underslung Chinook capability without losing effectiveness then where is the negative? I never said there is a negative but why would they limited themself just to the weight which is transportable by Chinook, especially as both have other means to transport much heavier eq...
- 30 Mar 2024, 08:52
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The future form of the Army
- Replies: 665
- Views: 155388
Re: The future form of the Army
It is claimed that the 105mm shell filled with ROWANEX has a blast effect of a standard 155mm shell so could we design a 90mm sabot ( Like the Vulcano round ) with ROWANEX that gives the blast effect of a standard 127mm shell and the 40km range