Comments by "Graham the Baron. " (@grahamthebaronhesketh.) on "Rare access as crews patrol NATO's frontline" video.

  1. The British have some of the best service personnel in the world. They do remarkably well considering they have crappy kit and Idiots in charge. Who in turn have zero respect or loyalty to ex service men and no support for PTSD whatsoever. I would not recommend anyone join the British forces until the MOD address these issues.
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  2. Squadron Leader Steve Leech, Senior Air Traffic Control Officer (SATCO) at RAF Shawbury, said: “As the first unit to transition to full operational service, the last year has naturally been both a challenging and exciting period of change. I am immensely proud of my team in turning this advanced equipment into an operational capability. “Working in ever-closer partnership with Aquila, controllers and duty holders now have a much deeper understanding of the air traffic management surveillance solution than ever before.” Translated....We are the first unit to get the new radar. It is difficult to work but we think we have got it to work. If it wont work we will get Aquila to fix it. As you can see bullshitting really is an art form.
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  3. The British forces are very impressive in peacetime.
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  4. Get the Commando comics out and lets all clap for someone.
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  5.  @rogerexwood6608  we don't have very many. They are jolly good though.
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  6.  @NPI-iz7bg  NATO said the alliance’s integrated air and missile defense had tracked the object’s flight path. But the Croatian prime minister said the country’s authorities were not informed and that NATO reacted only after question were posed by journalists. Chocolate fire guard is really good so long as you don't light the fire.
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  7.  @infrared567  Did you read Commando comics as a child?
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  8. Who scraps aircraft carriers before the new ones are ready? Who scraps AWAX and has no replacement for a few more years to save a few bob while burning 5 billion pounds worth of PPE?
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  9. Have you even got any AWAX? Rhetorical question I know you have nothing.
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  10. Clap for them shall we?
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  11. Drones are the future ...Swarms of drones all flown by teenagers from a basement in Utah. If you remove the weakest part of the aircraft (The Pilot) the aircraft can pull over 20G and fight better. The AC can also stay airborne a lot longer and defend itself better. Teams of people can fly endless sorties in a war zone and still go home to the wife at the end of the shift unwinding by the pool with a large G and T. Quote from the RAF "We will enhance the new military flying training system with further investment in synthetic (Flight Simulator) training that will deliver more capable pilots more quickly and more efficiently.”
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  12. It takes 10 years to train a fighter pilot and as soon as a war come along they quit. Mind you they quit a lot anyway because of the politics in the RAF.
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  13. The Typhoon Euro fighter is a very good aircraft. But we don't have many or many pilots who can fly them. Something to do with Lying and saving money.
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  14.  @garethllewellyn215  Oh yes the Americans don't have the metric system and their Nato Jacks don't fit Nato sockets either, only the American Nato sockets. Will they take over the world and will we all have to go back to imperial?
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  15.  @beachcomberbloke462  look at the pie chart, the NHS is the biggest consumer.
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  16. Yes.
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  17. Tanker fleet is the Achilles heel of the RAF.
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  18.  @nextlevela539  Yes. a very old cold war trainer. The T2 is a bit better....not a lot.
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  19. The purpose of Regulatory Articles (RA) is to provide the framework of policy, rules, directives, standards, processes and the associated direction, advice and guidance, which governs military aviation activity and against which air safety is assessed. The regulator develops regulations in response to applicable UK law, MOD needs, legal changes and recommendations resulting from both assurance or investigation functions.
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  20. It is not about being fast. We have got as fast as we need to get and fuel consumption is mind blowing. 30 ltrs per min in the cruise at low level per engine.
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  21. Someone with AWAX? not the UK then.
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  22.  @abrahamdozer6273  I would make them a priority target to neutralize on the ground before they even have a chance to take off, Smaller drone tankers are cheaper and disposable. Lots of fire if they are full of fuel. Tankers are unable to make much evasive maneuvers and Sams will have a field day. Since the fighters are redundant without the tankers I think more thought needs to be put into protecting them. Same applies to the new diesel aircraft carriers. SITTING DUCKS.
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  23.  @abrahamdozer6273  The tankers that supply the aircraft carriers are sitting ducks. the RNs new Gas Turbine carriers will just drift with no fuel and they need fuel every 4 days. You put idiots in charge of the MOD and this is what you get. They have not got so many at 100 million a pop and the F-35 wont even make it to Tehran and back to Bagdad on a good day without a tanker in tow. You will find a load of F4 Phantoms with modern avionics and missiles would be more use than the F-35
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  24.  @abrahamdozer6273  No mate not at all just don't go to war with a serious power. Keep picking on Banana republics with idiots in charge and you will be custy.
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  25.  @neilpountney9414  So much cheaper to replace. A modern conventional war would all be over in 2 weeks. Everyone would be out of equipment apart from NUKES.
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  26. @Blob B And you cannot see the flaw in that plan?
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  27.  @kkunleashed7991  The RAF have a lot of difficulty retaining pilots in the service. They all seem to want to leave for some baffling reason.
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  28. Berlin is nearer.
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  29.  @picklewiickle.1583  pickleweed you have to suck on it. The UK Navy is like a false front western studio set with nothing behind. just tumbleweeds.
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  30.  @picklewiickle.1583  they need to up their game.
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  31. They do some amazing dinner parties and dances, and they all look very smart.
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  32.  @nextlevela539  as opposed to slow jets... like the Hawk.
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  33.  @tamkin007  that is the way it is.
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  34.  @playerforty4621  In DCS?
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  35.  @nextlevela539  I see.. We have classic car rallys too. Most of them still run and drive but are not as old as the Hawk.
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  36.  @simoncourtney1592  Avionices and missiles. Put the same in the F4 and outnumber the F-35 at 5 to 1 and the F-35 is toast.
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  37.  @simoncourtney1592  how many missiles do you think an F 35 can carry?
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  38.  @simoncourtney1592  yes internally
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  39. I think the RAF claim to have about 130 Typhoons and about 25 more really old ones for parts.
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  40.  @KingDomsKingdom85  Says the nobody with no channel content and no one is interested in your opinion because you are nobody.
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  41.  @dotdashdotdash  It will run out of diesel.
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  42.  @brokenglass9814  until it runs out of diesel. It is all an illusion for a real navy.
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  43.  @buddhastaxi666  And supplied them with WMD bio weapons. Which is a war crime.
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  44.  @KingDomsKingdom85  Those days are long gone. You would never have got the Falklands back if the puppet Argentine junta had less idiots in charge.
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  45.  @mrcaboosevg6089  if they were nuclear I would agree with you.
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  46.  @luciussander8217  they should have thought about that before making WMD to use on the Russians.
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  47. I hear the RAF are still using runways hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
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  48. The F4 Phantom was faster.
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  49.  @anglo-saxonenglish3565  They fly really well have loads of good features and handle superbly. The 2 engine configuration is proven but they do rely heavily on a long runway which is where the F-35 wins out.
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  50.  @chriauc2976  I have a wee scooter it costs 4 pounds a week to run.
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  51.  @6789uiop  He is paying already with no big macs and no ketchup in Moscow.
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  52.  @LZE.  Dose it matter if they have none?
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  53.  @mrcaboosevg6089  I like the Typhoon. I think it is marvelous. So much better than the Spitfire too.
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  54.  @calinandrei8374  We won't buy oil from them on principal, we would rather ground the airforce and walk.
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  55.  @Icezapp1  You cracked it we can save money by using cars instead of planes.
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  56.  @Icezapp1  you are a genius.
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  57.  @calinandrei8374  I know I really am a genius.
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  58. The UK is a sitting duck to Cruise missiles even with conventional warheads. UK is incapable of defending itself adequately. Boris is doing a marvelous job burning 5 billion pounds worth of PPE.
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  59. Something to do with Lying and penny pinching.
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  60.  @abrahamdozer6273  They just seem awfully vulnerable to me. If I were the enemy I would take them all out rendering the fighters useless. Drone tankers may be an option.
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