Comments by "Orbital_Inclination" (@Orbital_Inclination) on "Royal Navy's new 5-inch deck gun offers improved long-range lethality" video.

  1. Okay, can the UK have most of the rear fuselage and the entire LiftFan system of the F-35Bs back then, as a trade?
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  2. Not ideal, but still capable. Don't let perfect be the enemy of good, especially as there's no perfect system out there
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  3. ​ @EvoraGT430 tbf missiles have come a long way since Vietnam, so it's not really a valid arguement anymore and was referring to aircraft anyway, which is a different situation entirely
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  4. Economies of scale. It would be extremely expensive to set up an entire UK production line for a handful of guns
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  5. ​ @MarkD-pl4fu shall we list all the UK tech the US has bought or adapted over the years next, for balance?
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  6. ​ @1chish there has been no mention of Labour turning off any funding taps. It is entirely reasonable for a new govt to carry out a defence review to take stock of the current situation, especially when the Tories hid so much public spending damage for them to deal with before departing office.
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  7. India still flies Jaguars
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  8. Rent free, eh?
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  9. Another moron advocating for the murder of civilians. Jog on.
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