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Post by I AM The Scouting Authority. on Jan 3, 2017 22:37:53 GMT
Got to love the Oxbridge Set who supposedly know what we need Yeah, the Country wouldn't be in debt if those Thunderc**ts didn't keep fucking up. It's ok. China and India need the multi billion pound aid packages we send each year  |
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Post by THEpotatoskreb on Jan 4, 2017 3:33:38 GMT
The old queen elizabeth class have had a few U turns. The final D design (wasn't BAE design but the french rabble DCNS) always had a ski ramp since VTOL was the initial requirement. The F35B was in doubt for a bit, which is when Hoon the Loon decided to try to convert to CTOL. It is believed BAE were supposed to have incorporated the ability to covert the ship from VTOL to CTOL in its design, which is supposed to be inherently flexible. However, they may have overstated this, and would have had to rip up the deck to incorporate the stuff required (arrestor wires, emals launch equipment). Plus the power required for emals would have been an issue and it was not proven at the time (certainly could not have gone with steam boilers and all its pipework). Plus would have probably had to buy sentry D AEW also, which would have added to the cost. So u-turn again back to VTOL. Although the nimitz / ford class are roughly 30% larger, the sortie generation is much closer (when we buy enough of the damn planes to put on them - they should all really be swinging from their necks in the tower due to treason). Yes we lose some capability in F35B vs C (range, weapon carry and return) but when properly kitted out (as aircraft carriers and not glorified LPH) they will be the dogs nads. And it looks much better than a ford class anyway |
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Post by R35T NO MORE on Jan 4, 2017 16:46:38 GMT
I'm just glad the RN is getting some new toys at last. The Dreadnought class subs, QE carriers and Type 45s means we have some decent ships afloat. As soon as they're all in service and reliably so anyway (looking at the 45s there..)
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Post by imhidingshh on Jan 4, 2017 18:29:12 GMT
I'm just glad the RN is getting some new toys at last. The Dreadnought class subs, QE carriers and Type 45s means we have some decent ships afloat. As soon as they're all in service and reliably so anyway (looking at the 45s there..) They're building Type 26's as well soon. I'm still waiting for an A Boat to come to Plymouth so an old shipmate can take me around. |
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Post by R35T NO MORE on Jan 4, 2017 18:33:25 GMT
I'm just glad the RN is getting some new toys at last. The Dreadnought class subs, QE carriers and Type 45s means we have some decent ships afloat. As soon as they're all in service and reliably so anyway (looking at the 45s there..) They're building Type 26's as well soon. I'm still waiting for an A Boat to come to Plymouth so an old shipmate can take me around. I haven't heard of those? |
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Post by imhidingshh on Jan 4, 2017 18:39:44 GMT
They're building Type 26's as well soon. I'm still waiting for an A Boat to come to Plymouth so an old shipmate can take me around. I haven't heard of those? New Frigates replacing the 23's. Supposed to be being built in Scotland but if Jimmy Kranky gets her way they'll be built in the rest of the U.K. As we've never built a Warship outside of the U.K. That could be why they've not made it public yet? I know the RFA's are being built in South Korea soon, they look pretty funky. |
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Post by Vince Cable's Exotic Spresm on Jan 4, 2017 18:44:40 GMT
They're building Type 26's as well soon. I'm still waiting for an A Boat to come to Plymouth so an old shipmate can take me around. I haven't heard of those? Also being touted as the Global Combat Ship.  |
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Post by I AM The Scouting Authority. on Jan 4, 2017 18:54:27 GMT
I haven't heard of those? New Frigates replacing the 23's. Supposed to be being built in Scotland but if Jimmy Kranky gets her way they'll be built in the rest of the U.K. As we've never built a Warship outside of the U.K. That could be why they've not made it public yet? I know the RFA's are being built in South Korea soon, they look pretty funky. I saw RFA Mount's Bay at Falmouth a couple of years ago. Absolutely massive. |
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Post by R35T NO MORE on Jan 4, 2017 19:11:16 GMT
RFA? I'm completely out of the loop. That frigate looks impressive. By the looks of it i'm guessing it gets a nice compliment of missiles and a helicopter at the very least.
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Post by Vince Cable's Exotic Spresm on Jan 4, 2017 19:14:38 GMT
RFA? I'm completely out of the loop. That frigate looks impressive. By the looks of it i'm guessing it gets a nice compliment of missiles and a helicopter at the very least. RFAs are Royal Fleet Auxiliaries. Big ass boats full of food, bullets and petrol, basically. |
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Post by imhidingshh on Jan 4, 2017 19:21:50 GMT
RFA? I'm completely out of the loop. That frigate looks impressive. By the looks of it i'm guessing it gets a nice compliment of missiles and a helicopter at the very least. Like Sqn Ldr said, they basically restore the food and fuel to the skimmers. We used to use RFA Dilligance whenever we went to a place without a shore supply (electric) so we could turn off the reactor (well turn it right down). The Falklands is one of the places we'd need Dill, we could also have proper showers and the lads hot bunking (share with someone else) could get a proper kip before we sailed. She basically became a spa for a few days but it also had spare parts and a bar. |
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Post by I AM The Scouting Authority. on Jan 4, 2017 20:12:23 GMT
 Got to say I do like the way the Type 45 looks |
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Post by imhidingshh on Jan 4, 2017 22:38:20 GMT
Got to say I do like the way the Type 45 looks She's bloody tall though, but I suppose with radar as good as it is these days it doesn't matter about your outline. |
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Post by I AM The Scouting Authority. on Jan 4, 2017 23:28:58 GMT
Got to say I do like the way the Type 45 looks She's bloody tall though, but I suppose with radar as good as it is these days it doesn't matter about your outline. Yeah but shes supposed to be more an Anti Aircraft Platform as opposed to the sleeker Type 26 and the oh so sexy looking Type 31 |
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Post by Vince Cable's Exotic Spresm on Jan 4, 2017 23:34:15 GMT
She's bloody tall though, but I suppose with radar as good as it is these days it doesn't matter about your outline. Yeah but shes supposed to be more an Anti Aircraft Platform as opposed to the sleeker Type 26 and the oh so sexy looking Type 31 Why didn't I know about that? It looks amazing:  |
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Post by Niles Y93 on Jan 5, 2017 9:14:35 GMT
Got to say I do like the way the Type 45 looks She's bloody tall though, but I suppose with radar as good as it is these days it doesn't matter about your outline. Or if you have people that do this..... |
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Post by I AM The Scouting Authority. on Jan 5, 2017 12:50:36 GMT
She's bloody tall though, but I suppose with radar as good as it is these days it doesn't matter about your outline. Or if you have people that do this..... Too much altitude. He needed to get lower. |
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