ArmChairCivvy wrote:Lord Jim wrote:
Also I cannot see the MRSS replacing the Points as they have no need of replacement.
Quite. Just a pity that the two that were faster than our present four were the ones 'released'
The MRSS are not due to be commissioned until the 2030's. When do you expect the Points to be decommissioned?
ArmChairCivvy wrote:When we will have one Albion on LRG duty (and the modified Bay, from 2023, on the other 'circuit' of the same duty), then - manning permitting - the other could become fully active (45 Cdo, NATO High North... and all that).
Reactivating the second Albion would undoubtedly be a big win but the division of assets between the Eastern and Western LRG's is the part that isn't clear for me.
Is the LRG deploying in the Atlantic/High North going to include the modified Bay? If not, will it be Argus? If which case what happens between 2024 (when Argus is decommissioned) and 2030/2031 when the MRSS's start to arrive? Another Bay to be modified?
Also, what will be the availability of each of the LRG's, maybe only 4 or 5 months of the year? It's not clear.
jedibeeftrix wrote:I take the point you were making further up-thread to me, but if we are looking at deploying a BG of 1,400 rather than a brigade of 4,200 then will six MRSS be sufficient to the task:
Maybe, depends on what they turn out to be.
I have many questions about the MRSS but here are my top three,
1. What will the MRSS be required to do all of the time?
2. What will the MRSS be required to do some of the time?
3. What will the MRSS be required to do in a crisis or conflict scenario.
Once those questions are answered we can start to join up the dots.