Comments by "Bob thebomb" (@bobthebomb1596) on "BFBS Forces News" channel.

  1. Respect to every one of them.
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  2. Barracks, airfields, all the same. "We are not using them, so let's close them." All very well until circumstances change.
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  3. "Tempest: What Will A Sixth-Generation Fighter Jet Look Like? " ---- CANCELLED ----
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  4. Damn those guys think of everything. They are even flying with fish-eyes on military exercises!
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  5. When he says "'mobile crematorium machines" he is referring to their tanks.
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  6. ​ @albertdula9799  Won? No member of the armed forces is certain to fight, that's the nature of the job. When they are called to fight though, they do it rather well.
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  7. Now we need a mobile, land based version of the ASTER/Samson system from the Type 45.
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  8. Respect and thanks for helping keep us safe.
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  9. You do know that comments like that just make you sound stupid right?
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  10. Because the European helicopter really is junk, just ask the Aussies about NH90.
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  11. What utter drivel. Turn off its radar and the F35 has electro-optical sensors and data coms that make it an excellent recce aircraft. Whoever said the F35 was an air superiority fighter? That was never its role.The yanks have the F22 for that (though not enough) and we have Typhoon.
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  12. Pretty poor effort and unworthy of Forces News.
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  13.  @t0xiicliberator696  Well only the crew if Santa's bringing them.
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  14. What makes you believe that you are important enough to be tracked?
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  15. Well done ladies. 👍
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  16. I doubt it will be air launched, it will not have been certified for their aircraft.
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  17.  @daviddoran3673  They said that about Germany in the 30's
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  18. Problem I fear is that Sunak will want a treasury "Yes man" rather than the best person for the job. The country need someone who will fight their corner.
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  19. Pity we get so little for what we spend.
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  20. Can't blame them. I would feel the same way if I lived on the border of Mordor.
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  21. ​ @bobsemple9341  Who are you to decide who can and cannot speak?
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  22.  @Cynthia_Blackraven_666  Which their pilots are not trained to fly, let alone fight with.
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  23. Not necessary. US Marines/RM would be more than capable of undertaking the task.
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  24. Why? The F35 as a far more capable aeroplane.
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  25. Why? If they were going with a naval version of a land missile they would have chosen Brimstone.
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  26.  @wrightypegz8997  :)
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  27.  @N75911_  It was a joke mate :)
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  28. That's what I was thinking, what a stupid statement.
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  29. I just hope that the cost of all this help is coming from the treasury and not the defence budget.
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  30. I would like to see a land based version of Samson/Aster 30 to defend against possible cruise missiles, air or sea launched.
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  31. Is that why they are still advancing?
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  32. People are so naïve over EMP. A lot of military equipment has been hardened against it, dating back to the cold war days.
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  33.  Michael Pezzullo  Child
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  34.  @sammiemakki9339  It is not prohibited to use against entrenched positions, even if those positions are in a forest or treeline.
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  35. Of course, why would a wild weasel pilot understand about surface to air capability 🙄
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  36.  @jackcloud4728  Nothing to do with political correctness. If an individual soldier meets the standard they should be allowed to join. If they don't then they are out, male or female.
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  37. F35s are arriving as fast as they can be built.
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  38. Flat earther alert!
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  39. Until the Russians show debris from Storm Shadow/ATACMs strikes. Now, supplying Western components is less of a problem, given that Russia uses similar components in its weaponry.
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  40. How do you know, or do you think those images were actually the real thing?
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  41. By "Handle" do you mean walk into a school and start firing?
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  42. What is the cost of MALD compared with say a Banshee target drone?
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  43.  @dubiumguy  If that price is true then that is indeed a good price when compared to S300 etc.
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  44. I can't help feeling that is a mistake, the A400 seems a bit big for some roles. I would love to know what the pilots think, especially those involved in covert insertion etc.
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  45. Well that will p-off the trolls 😂
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  46. As long as the Treasury provides the money to replace the kit we are sending.
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  47.  @johnstevens213  You are wrong. For the record the USS Virginia was laid down in September 1999 and commissioned in October 2004. HMS Astute was laid down in January 2001 but not commissioned until August 2010. They are therefore contemporaneous in design.
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  48.  @johnallen7807  Wallace is ex Scots Guards and Mordant is/was a navy reservist.
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  49.  @asmaar566  I was assuming that he was talking about UK troops. One of their primary roles (Marines at least) in NATO is support to Norway.
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  50. Man's best friend for sure.
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  51. Not until the world moves on from religious bigotry unfortunately.
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  52. Yes
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  53. Create a logistical nightmare, sensible.
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  54.  @Will-Alee  Many of the ferry pilots that took aircraft from the factories to the RAF airfields were women.
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  55.  @Angry.General1461  We have armed police when we need them. Military stocks do appear to have been allowed to drop too low though if rumours are correct.
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  56. Lol. It is an attack sub not a boomer. Muppet.
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  57. We don't really need nuke carriers. I would take more T45's but even the US are now building frigates. Two or three more Astute's would be nice though.
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  58.  @PinkPoo  Respect because they have a history of outstanding bravery and service to our country.
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  59. Don't be so lazy and go look for it, it's out there.
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  60. They are not flown by the air force.
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  61.  @Lewisloui  Agreed.
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  62.  @johnallen7807  The defence secretary and previous defence secretary were both military.
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  63.  CHRISTIAN KNIGHT  Trouble is Ukraine does not operate Typhoon or Western helicopters.
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  64.  @johnallen7807  Just a nickname people gave me. I am sick of deniers like you who constantly undermine efforts to control Covid. There is ample evidence from around the world of the effectiveness of facemasks, but you continue to put lives at risk with your drivel.
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  65.  @asmaar566  It does, I suspect there might have been a motive behind the OP though.
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  66. You are thinking of the Sukhoi.
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  67. They are not 😟 I just hope we do the decent thing by those who helped us while we were there.
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  68.  @johnlee3899  Return of the press gang ;)
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  69. Brilliant. I will have to look out for this. Love the Hurricane but I had no idea there was an airworthy two-seater.
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  70. Vastly overrated EMP
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  71.  @crystalawen  Yes I can think for myself, it's why I don't roll over to every crackpot conspiracy theory.
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  72. Soldiers often wear ballistic specs anyway and have prescription versions if needed.
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  73. I wonder if these would fit areas allocated for 30mm guns on warships? Would be a nice upgrade for the carriers.
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  74. There are more important things for the RN to spend its defence budget on than nuclear powered carriers, like a few more attack submarines.
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  75.  @Then.72  Any ship can be sunk by one torpedo, nuclear powered or not. The after effects may be disastrous, but they are perfectly capable war fighting machines.
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  76.  @EthanThomson  That is what I thought. It might still be worth supplying Banshee (with the supersonic Rattler sub-drone) to Ukraine though. If nothing else it would draw fire from S300/400 systems and could be "enhanced" to simulate an SU-24 on radar.
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  77.  Brett Mitchell  Only four of those ships are actually RN vessels. Let's say they were; three T45s and three T23s. A T45 has 48 VLS tubes and CAN carry 8 obsolete Harpoons (neither of the ships in the current deployment has them, though one has provision to). A T23 has one 32 cell VLS for self defence Sea Ceptor only. A US CSG has between three and five support ships comprising 1-2 Cruisers and 2-3 destroyers. The Ticonderoga cruiser carries 2 61-cell VLS launchers plus eight Harpoon. An Arleigh-Burke destroyer has either a 90 or 96 cell VLS system and may carry two Harpoon. Fully kitted a UK CSG would field 48 Harpoon (doubtful we still have that many launchers), 144 full VLS tubes and 96 self-defence VLS tubes. The smallest US CSG could field 12 Harpoon and 300 full VLS tubes. That's without factoring in the carriers, where a US CSG has E2-C Hawkeye AEW aircraft and does not rely on helicopter to spot incoming threats!
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  78. Still don't understand why they are fitting a 5" gun to a dedicated ASW platform. A smaller calibre multi-purpose gun would have been better and maybe allowed for an increase in VLS cells. No way will they risk one of those for gunfire support.
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  79.  @gregoryhouse5240  Yawn
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  80.  @stevenmorris3181  I rest my case
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  81. Not wise if they are likely to fall into Russian hands.
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  82. Probably because AI is insufficiently developed to do the job?
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  83. Stingray torpedoes.
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  84.  @Bite_Me_MF  Rot. Tradition and progress are not mutually exclusive.
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  85.  @linnetcooke5967  Yes they do. What I meant was twofold. First, that the funding comes from the Treasury's contingency fund and not the defence budget. Second, that they do actually replace the kit we have donated and don't just leave our armed forces short.
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  86. @SplurbBat I have no problem with us paying to help the Ukrainians, I just want to be sure that the money is not coming from the defence budget.
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  87. How about giving people time to read the captions?
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  88. Have to ask why? I love the KC135 but many are older than I am!
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  89. NATO
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  90.  @davidhouseman4328  You can, if you have AWACS up 24/7. What worries me is the surprise cruise missile strike on our radar sites from an SSGN. Even if they are detected there is no way that a QRA could be on station in time to intercept. Then we are blind and reliant upon NATO AWACS cover.
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  91.  @goranmarkovic6002  We are talking about the Mig 25 back in the 1980's. The only means of delivering a wide area EMP pulse was a high altitude nuclear explosion. Even now, start knocking out long range radar systems with EMP and the only conclusion is that you are about to launch an ICBM strike.
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  92.  @trs4u  I was thinking the same thing. Some vehicles are fitted with hostile fire indicators that use sound detection. Whether they would be capable of detecting drones though is beyond my knowledge.
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  93.  @moritamikamikara3879  It's a US weapon, so yes.
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  94. Heightist
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  95.  @romeisfallingagain  Almost 5'9" so hardly short.
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  96.  @jb894  Repeat, in what way?
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  97. Yes, you are.
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  98. Support to Norway.
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  99. Produced from coal.
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  100. I hope not, I'm happy for my tax money to be used to help Ukraine.
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  101.  @Unknown_Ooh  Manufactured in 1989 and been in RAF service since 1991.
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  102.  @Randomstuffs261  Good luck. Are they throwing in any free Harpoons? ;)
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  103.  Michael Pezzullo  Flying a few old Harriers they bought from us (as your Marine Corp did btw)? Your own navy admit that they like having a Type 45 with them for air cover as it has superior radar to the Burke.
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  104. At least that particular politician is a reservist.
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  105. Biden is lucky if he can remember where Afghanistan is today.
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  106. Have you heard of Reaper and Hellfire? Just a tad more capable than an ISIS VBIED.
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  107. To be honest I think the Aussies will go with a US boat for practical reasons.
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  108.  @saltymonke3682  Practical reason that the UK does not have the capacity to build more boats for Australia and they will have to wait a long time before the infrastructure and expertise is in place to build nukes themselves.
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  109.  @samuel10125  Corruption bolstered by religion, a deadly partnership.
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  110. Do you require any more to bash a keyboard Mr Warrior?
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  111. That's why it actually works and doesn't end up as a heap of smoking wreckage like S400.
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  112.  @Retrosicotte  Not that simple, Stinger is multi-spectral.
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  113.  @ScienceChap  Then you know that it is the man and not the missile that you try to "counter" with a system like Starstreak. As for Stinger. Yes it is simple to use, but its seeker has come a long way since the "home onto the hottest spot" seekers of early days.
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  114.  Thebossman  I only said that it is not that simple to defeat Stinger with a flare.
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  115.  Thebossman  No worries mate.
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  116. Download an ad blocker.
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  117.  @VanderlyndenJengold  No, that was MR4, the AEW Nimrod was 30 years ago.
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  118.  @VanderlyndenJengold  You were still wrong. As for the AEW Nimrod the problem was not the airframe but integration of the radar. BAe were attempting to produce a new type of platform utilising two radars mounted in the nose and tail of the aircraft. Had it worked, the design would have eliminated one of the drawbacks of the E-3 type; namely a radar blind spot beneath the aircraft. The AEW Nimrod failed because they aimed too high.
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  119.  @GracesGarden80  Maybe if the European members of NATO had met their obligations Trump (and previous US administrations) would have less to complain about.
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  120. Did you not notice the gaps between each person, or hear the explanation?
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  121.  @crystalawen  Just grow up.
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  122.  @crystalawen  I suppose you think the earth is flat too?
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  123.  @crystalawen  Well your ideas make about as much sense as belief in a flat earth.
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  124.  @crystalawen  Bit hard. I haven't had a working tv since 2011.
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  125.  @mostevil1082  25mm gun pods.
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  126. The phosphors in early night vision systems produced green light.
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  127. There are no Astute's for them to buy, so you are talking nonsense
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  128. I think that attitude is a more recent thing; from people with no close relatives who lived through the war. That said, fighter jocks have always stolen the limelight (no disrespect intended).
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  129.  @Then.72  In what way? They are perfectly "war capable"; they are just too damn expensive to build and operate and offer too few advantages over cheaper, conventionally powered ships.
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  130.  @Then.72  Again, powering a vessel with a nuclear reactor has pros and cons. Nothing about them prevents the vessel engaging successfully in combat. Whatever the type of vessel, the aim is not to get hit.
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  131.  Michael Pezzullo  Do you have that comment on copy and paste?
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  132.  Michael Pezzullo  You do have it on copy and paste.
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  133. Yes Ivan
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  134. Fingers crossed the improvement package will fix the problems with the T45s engines.
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  135.  @GGG19872  A modified Type 26 is certainly one of the hulls under consideration. Reducing the size of the flight deck and hanger is another option to create more space. A new, slightly larger hull design would be my preferred option, but I just want a ship that works and provides the best possible protection to our sailors.
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  136.  @abrahamdozer6273  They were defeated by their lack of access to oil reserves.
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  137. They cannot take cameras (or any electrical equipment) into explosives areas unless they have been modified and approved for use in explosive environments.
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  138.  @bthestigman9667  I am only responding to suggestions that the UK is about to take the C130 out of service and rely on a mix of C17 and A400 aircraft.
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  139.  @tams805  That's why I would like to hear opinions from the pilots who fly the missions where the C130 might offer an advantage over larger aircraft.
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  140.  @solariss452  Alas, probably true, but it should happen.
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  141.  @GracesGarden80  You make valid points. The radar is good and it might be possible to match the ships system with the SM-6? missile for ABM use. I have often mused on the possibility of a UK "Aegis ashore" capability using the T45's radar system; there is one land based radar for trials purposes, so it should be possible. We have virtually no long range air defence missile capability to counter submarine launched cruise missiles as it stands.
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  142. Yes Boris
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  143. I would assume that IFF software etc would be removed at least.
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  144.  @davefarmery8180  "Just" sigh.
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  145.  @davefarmery8180  Nothing involving weaponry is a case of "Just" I'm afraid, especially when it involves modifications to explosive trains.
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  146. If you are right then women should make up the special forces units. You think 1/1000 males are good enough?
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  147. That's never going to happen for many reasons, not just cost. Another batch of Astutes would be welcome though.
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  148. Well that is true. If a manned alien vessel did make it to earth their technology would be so far advanced we would be slaughtered in any conflict.
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  149. Give the man a break, he's retreating as fast as he can.
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  150.    It is true I have never served, but I was MoD civvie and have worked with many who have. Why would encouraging someone not to give up on an ambition after a setback be deemed as negative?
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  151. @SplurbBat Yawn.
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  152.  @MrBlaxjax  I know we will pay either way, that's not my concern. My concern is that money is not taken from the defence budget.
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  153. No, reaffirming that the troops are there to defend Poland not attack Russia.
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  154. The fact that we are not planning to send them to sea with anything like a full compliment of aircraft does not mean that the carriers are useless (though there are certain limitations to them) but that the bean counters are.
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  155. The UK and France said the same in the twenties/early thirties, look what happened in 1940.
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  156. Manufacturing EFPs takes a lot more knowledge and effort than filling a YPOC with HME though.
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  157. If you are going to make a comparison with weapons programs, then it would be the medical equipment used by the NHS, not the organisation itself. There is no shortage of long term R&D for medical equipment. Your NHS analogy would be with the Armed Forces themselves and no, neither are blessed with reliable long term planning.
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  158.  @jjthomas2297  I am fully aware of the money and effort that goes into weapons development. I am also fully aware of the amount wasted on programs that either never see the light of day or come in late and/or over budget.
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  159.  @fastfreddy19641  Not always, I bet you don't measure temperature in Kelvin?
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  160.  @davidhouseman4328  Let's be honest, even with NATO support and when we had our own E3s we never had 24/7 AWACs cover. A SAMSON co-located with our long range radar assets, linked to ASTER 30 and CAAM cells would give some hope of retaining radar coverage. Invulnerable? No, but one SSGN in the N Sea could hit all of our main search radars and airfield radars in one strike as it stands.
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  161.  @davidhouseman4328  For the one scenario maybe not. However the additional range, performance and reach of the Sampson/Aster combination, along with its ballistic missile tracking capabilities, make it a serious upgrade over Sky Sabre alone.
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  162. The point is not "Equality" but "Equality opportunity"
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  163.  Michael Doolan  As with anyone else.
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  164.  @Nowanthen  The only use of an EMP pulse that would affect fighter aircraft is as a prelude to a nuclear strike, by that stage we were all doomed.
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  165. The process was invented over a hundred years ago.
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  166.  @davidkersey2414  Probably the specific catalyst used is commercial in confidence .
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  167. I would have used them on day (night) one to take out the Ukrainian air defence systems and establish air superiority, in the same way that the US did in Iraq. It was Russia's inability to control the skies that gave the Ukrainians the chance to hold them off.
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  168.  @teatanks6481  They have not done a very good job then.
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  169.  @sj8099  Why wouldn't they? The losses in men and equipment sustained so far should tell you the answer.
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  170.  @EvidensInsania  You guessed wrong then.
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  171.  @EvidensInsania  I have neither loved nor hated drug companies like Pfizer. Neither do I sheepishly follow conspiracy sites.
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  172. Maybe the angle let you see inside the unit?
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  173. ​ @tamefroggy  It was only speculation, I don't know if there is anything particularly sensitive or different about UK birds.
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  174. It wasn't really the nuclear bomber that caused chaos. Both America and Russia worked on a nuclear powered bomber. The US produced two engine designs; one was underpowered the other too dangerous to use. The Russians actually flew a modified bomber with a nuclear engine (of the type the US considered unsafe), but it was not a viable system. Both countries eventually came to their senses. The bomber that caused chaos in the US was the original Bison A, a four jet strategic bomber. At the time the US was shocked by it's (supposed) performance, which lead to the apocryphal "bomber gap" As it turned out both the performance figures and production numbers were wildly exaggerated
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  175.  @heybabycometobutthead  They are used in the US though.
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  176.  @heybabycometobutthead  TOW is a US missile system, therefore it's specs will have been issued in imperial measurements.
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  177.  @heybabycometobutthead  ?
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  178.  @romeisfallingagain  Yeah. That I couldn't tell you I'm afraid.
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  179.  @michaelfraser5723  Evidence?
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  180. Have you seen the latest UK Forces recruitment figures?
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  181. All depends on the drone; how large, what is it carrying?
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  182.  @johnallen7807  Or you could just look at those Asiatic countries that implemented strong lockdown and mask wearing policies. The ones where for some reason Covid has had much less impact.
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  183.  @eternaloptimist2840  They were given authority, but then the US pulled the ITAR card. Storm Shadow contains some US proprietary tech 😡
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  184. @sprmdnr-t9m ?
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  185. Ouch!
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  186.  @snowtfl5617  Neither, but NVG technology and performance has always been restricted access for obvious reasons.
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  187. My bad.
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  188. Yes Ivan
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  189. Yes it does.
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  190.  @1chish  RAF lost their Merlins due to their poor performance under hot and high conditions.
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  191.  @1chish  Only that it was given as the reason the Merlin was withdrawn from Afghanistan.
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  192.  @1chish  It's not a bad helo, but not suited to the RAF; who might be called upon to support ops in any location. Fine for the navy.
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  193. What Brexit? Will not be allowed to happen.
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  194. More than one line?
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  195. What frigate?
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  196.  @Randomstuffs261  There was no frigate listed
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  197.  @Randomstuffs261  They didn't say that T23 was up for sale
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  198.  @veryrevrufus  We have a lot of sea area to cover. Conventional subs are great for shorter ranged tasks and especially in shallow waters. Nuclear powered vessels have longer range, are faster and can cover large areas while remaining deep (where they are harder to detect).
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  199. I wonder how many years it will be before that new analysis centre is working properly?
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  200.  @davidrobertsemail  Although the primary weapon, the SM2 missile, does not have active terminal guidance and is launched in pairs.
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  201.  @Scaleyback317  Didn't Belgium refuse to supply shells to the UK?
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  202.  @bogeyonanostrilhair9568  Britain had a large industrial sector back then.
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  203.  @bogeyonanostrilhair9568  Not sure I understand your comment. I meant that we no longer possess the means of production we once had.
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  204.  @bogeyonanostrilhair9568  Unfortunately I can no longer see your original comment for context, though I fear that we may be arguing through a misinterpretation of each others points. I am British and fully understand how the British economy was transformed during the war - my parents lived through it. Perhaps the most impressive statistic of all is the quantity of goods the country was able to supply to Russia, whilst at the same time fighting for its own survival. Interesting fact, rationing was actually more severe in the years immediately following the war than during it for some goods. My response you your original post was aimed more at the Britain of today. I doubt very much that 2022 Britain has the capacity to transform itself into a war economy in the way that it did in the 1930/40's.
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  205.  @deusvult6920  I think you will find it was a very real war. Limited in it's scope maybe, but very real.
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  206.  @RAIDER-xq4pt  They may fall somewhere, not necessarily on target.
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  207.  SPECIAL MILITARY OPERATION  Based on Putin's own line of argument, any invasion of the UK could result in the loss of Moscow and possibly one or two other major cities.
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  208. This is not part of the nuclear deterrent
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  209. Slight problem there, she will not fit.
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  210. Keep safe lads and lasses.
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  211. And there I thought you had all been wiped out by a meteorite.
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  212.  @dogsnads5634  Officious b'tds at Kineton 🙃
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  213. Nope, it's primary role remains an armour killer.
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  214.  @CHINZIG_UK  And we would nuke Moscow before their planes could get near us. Your point is?
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  215. Yes, next step should be to play with the software aka F18 removal of AoA limits.
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  216.  @glennridsdale577  Carefree handling is no good if the other guy turns inside you.
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  217.  @glennridsdale577 An F22 will turn a typhoon inside out with its thrust vectoring engine. Also we are looking at going forward. Every man and is mutt will look at that F18 footage an say "I want my aircraft to be able to turn like that" I have seen nothing in the Typhoon's manoeuvrability that sets it that apart from a Rafale, Gripen or Su27.
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  218.  @glennridsdale577  The Hornet has always been a very manoeuvrable aircraft. It was the first jet fighter I ever saw square the corners of a loop (and I have never seen a viper do it). I have seen a Typhoon "display" many times.
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  219.  @KausnHavok  Agreed (though it could use meteor). In an ideal world you would be correct regarding the likelihood of close in dog-fighting occurring. Unfortunately we live in a world run by politicians with elections to win.
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  220.  @Highendaudio1  Isn't that what I said? There is more chance (though still low) that US yards could construct a few extra boats than the UK.
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  221.  @saltymonke3682  The UK yard does not have the trained staff to increase construction numbers.
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  222.  @saltymonke3682  They have zero experience constructing SSN's
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  223.  @saltymonke3682  Agreed, but it takes time and personnel to train them. With a much smaller trained workforce ourselves, that is not going to be easy. I wish we could. I wish we could build another three of four for ourselves too.
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  224. Yeah, they chose a US designed intercooler which was not up to the job.
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  225.  @hellishcyberdemon7112  Our police do.
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  226.  @hellishcyberdemon7112  Most, yes. All, no. Our police have access to guns when they need them, they mostly don't because gun crime in the UK is low. How free do you feel when every copper you meet carries a gun?
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  227. There's always one numpty 🙄
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  228.  @RicArmstrong  Allies don't normally use nerve agents on each other.
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  229.  @LustyDwarf95  I am well aware of that. Most people have far more to fear from corporations when it comes to being tracked.
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  230.  @lazeppelini123  Hope you enjoy the view, I would advise having a sick bag to hand though.
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  231.  @questioneverythingalways820  You mean like the biometric scanners at airports; where those flagged are often missed because there are too few staff to respond to the flags?
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  232.  @matt7775  Add blocker for android.
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  233. Spot on. If the UK does nothing else it should increase our ammunition and supply stocks. A few more fighter pilots wouldn't go amiss either.
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  234. Tell your man Vlad to withdraw his forces, then no one would have to.
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  235.  @stevenhull5025  Yawn
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  236. The real aircraft when they are flying them in simulated air combat.
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  237.  @navalfocus  What happens when the GPS signal is jammed or the satellite nocked out?
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  238.  @drob437  There are two white diagonals, one thin, one fat. "Look up the pole and she has a cute little bottom" ;)
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  239. Fixed one, HMS Dauntless with another in the yard.
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  240. The only conceivable use for a dirty bomb by regular forces would be to deny access to an area, for example to a choke point such as a river crossing. Since Ukraine is the one attacking, why would they deploy one?
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  241.  @johnstark4723  Indeed it can and in the naval context will have to, but air superiority fighter is not its strongest suit. Can it hold its own in air to air combat, yes, but a mixed F22/F35 force would be preferred.
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  242.  Hagen van Tronje  It depends on the type of recce required. It is not a strategic asset (eg U2) to be sure, but it makes an excellent tactical asset.
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  243.  Hagen van Tronje  Ultimately yes, if we had the right drones. What we have are slow moving and easy targets for SAMs. The recce aircraft you can see coming is the one you can most easily hide from.
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  244.  @yettispaghetti6784  No, the dog was given the guard command.
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  245.  @orango6113  Dogs are pretty good at picking up the mood of their pack leader.
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  246.  @davidhouseman4328  NATO has had a 2% defence "target" for most of its existence. Few countries met it, even during the cold war.
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  247. When they know why?
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  248. No, it really could not.
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  249.  @johnallen7807  The last two are already under construction.
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  250. Because our defence is run by the bean counters in the treasury rather than the military.
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  251.  @brunol-p_g8800  Every single navy uses NH90 - ok.
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  252. I take it you don't understand English, they said it has not dropped any weapons. Recce only so far.
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  253. @Blob BYes, on recce missions
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  254. Tell that to the sun
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  255.  @ashleygoggs5679  The UK has never fielded a large standing army outside of actual combat.
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  256.  @ashleygoggs5679  Once Germany failed to capture the Caucasus oil fields there was never much doubt about the outcome on the Eastern Front. The problem with having more units is persuading people to fill the posts. That said, we could use a temporary increase of the defence budget to 3% GDP to bridge all the black holes.
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  257.  @coldpllay  Not yet, it was a tongue in cheek comment.
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  258. It was launched properly, it failed after launch.
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  259. No.
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  260.  @bremnersghost948  Exactly. This is a strategic signal. If they wanted to look at Anson they would have just sent a sub.
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  261. If Russia had achieved air superiority they would have won by now.
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  262. All completely pointless and likely to produce a new nuclear arms race. There are already sufficient nuclear armed missiles to overwhelm any ABM system and annihilate us all.
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  263. First strike leads to mutual destruction.
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  264.  @markvick6138  They are going to die anyway.
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  265.  @fossils-z9d  You seriously believe that any ICBM strike by either Russia or the US will not trigger an attack by both sides? Regardless of the intended target.
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  266.  @markvick6138  Once the nukes start to fly all sides will fire, simply because they will not know who the intended target is until it is too late. A missile flying towards China could equally be targeting a Russian ICBM complex or city.
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  267.  @markvick6138  Sorry, I don't understand your point.
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  268.  @fossils-z9d  They might if they are not certain that the weapons are heading towards China. A missiles flightpath can not be confirmed until it is past its boost phase. Given the short flight times involved and the time it takes to launch their own response, they might not be able to wait for that confirmation.
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  269. ​ @fossils-z9d  It would only take a minor adjustment to the flight profile of a rocket to change its target destination by hundreds of miles. Considering its payload, would you wait to be sure? Also, would the US hit only China in a first strike? China has ICBMs of its own, which would be targeted at US cities. The US would have to take all of those launchers out in that first strike, which would require a large launch. Such an event would likely be seen as a direct threat by the Russians. If they did not take out all of China's launchers then the effects of the counterstrike on US cities would be devastating and destroy the US economy. The US would lose its superpower status to Russia in the process.
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  270.  @petedraper5185  Why I would have switched to Labour if they had not elected a commi as leader.
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  271. It's what happens to it when it reaches the border and beyond.
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  272. Go Ratty.
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  273.  @cardiffflyer  When are the navy going to provide gunfire support that could not be handled by a 56mm or 75mm these days? We have two carriers for CAS duties and any ship close enough to be hit by medium artillery will likely be facing anti-ship missiles. If we absolutely must have NGS capability then buy a few GP versions or fit it to the Type 32 and don't risk what few ASW and air defence assets we have.
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  274.  @cardiffflyer  I would rather have a ship with a smaller, more versatile weapon and additional space for something more useful to be honest.
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  275. Will the QE fit through the Panama canal?
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  276.  @GGG19872  Not until the mid 2030's at the earliest. I am hoping for a larger hull than the T26 given the prevalence of air and surface launched anti-ship threats. Especially if it is also going to carry an ABM capability.
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  277.  @Mishn0  Mainly oil though, they were already losing mechanised units by the time they invaded the Soviet Union. They might (and I stress that) have had some hope if they had managed to secure peace with the UK after the fall of France.
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  278. Roughly equivalent to a 105mm artillery piece but with a higher rate of fire.
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  279.  @Kieran_187  I have argued something similar, especially when fitted to specialist vessels like the T45 and T26 frigate. It's hard to imagine either being risked in a naval gunfire support role. That said, I am certainly no expert and I have heard arguments in their favour.
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  280.  @franzmenzies5268  It does yes, but with so few T45's available and with two carriers to protect it is more likely a T23 would be dispatched if needed.
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  281. They should have been able to achieve it two years ago, but failed.
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  282. Not that much of an issue as they are fairly easy to deal with.
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  283.  @johnmcclainejriii5829  There is a lot of internet hype around them. Sure it would spread a little radioactive material around, but it's not exactly hard to find and clean up.
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  284.  @johnmcclainejriii5829  That incident involved a source which was passed around that no one knew was present. We are talking here about a bomb and radioactive traces would be detected pretty quickly. Fortunately the people who would be involved in any cleanup are some of the best in the world.
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  285.  @johnmcclainejriii5829  Oh agreed, I don't want to see any type of device used in Westminster, or any other city.
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  286.  @henryfchapman3544  You mean the guys who trashed our economy in 2008?
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  287. Why? Our pilots will gain from the opportunity to engage in BFM with F-18s.
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  288. About time.
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  289. You decoy torpedoes, for which it carries the Surface Ship Torpedo Defence (SSTD)
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  290. We currently have zero ABM capability. The T45 can track a ballistic missile, but carries no weapons to intercept it. We would be lucky if we had one T45 available even if we had a missile to fire :(
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  291. The problem is cost, synthetic fuel is way more expensive than fossil fuel.
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  292. They are refuelling probes. Russia uses the "Probe and drogue" system, like the US Navy. The US air force uses a "Boom and receiver" system, where the "pole" is fitted to the tanker aircraft.
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  293.  @babajikaghanta8842  What has this to do with river crossing?
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  294.  @babajikaghanta8842  I do. It was a stupid reply to a stupid comment.
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  295.  @jutsu1  God help Russia.
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  296. You sound rather bitter..... and not a little pathetic.
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  297.  @abrahamdozer6273  There's something to be said for learning on both types as they require slightly different skill sets. The RAF replaced them with Bulldogs in the 70's; though many were retained for cadet use and for experience flights.
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  298. Done (and you will have been, there was no frigate)
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  299.  @philmann3476  At present AI is not developed sufficiently for full autonomous deployment. That's without the ethical considerations of allowing AI independent authority to kill.
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  300.  @ariaspes3842  Flying to and bombing a predetermined point is neither difficult nor new, the Germans were doing it in1944.
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  301. Trust in him to do what?
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  302.  @awolf391  What bomber is that?
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  303.  @thewishmastur  Actually, you cannot. Your yards are full.
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  304.  @iracingrookie3301  They are funded for an eleven year build, they could have been built faster.
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  305.  @iracingrookie3301  Agreed, although I doubt the kit installed on Anson is exactly the same as that originally fitted to Astute. Ships (and boats) do undergo periodic upgrades during maintenance and I expect (though I cannot say for sure obviously) that upgrades will have been fitted as standard to later boats. Take the US Virginia class for example. The boats began production two years before the Astute's, but the latest block V boats are a whole different beast to the original.
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  306. As others have said don't give up yet. You could always appeal the decision or maybe try a different service? Best of luck.
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  307.  @normanboyes4983  The armed forces are not so flush with recruits that they can afford to dismiss someone out of hand for a past mistake. It not like they have a poor track record of turning peoples lives around. The fact that he owned up to it would suggest that he has something for them to work with.
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  308.  @normanboyes4983  We have just had a promised increase in the defence budget and the armed forces are set to grow again.
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  309.  @normanboyes4983  GDP does not matter, it's a percentage increase.
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  310.  @normanboyes4983  Only if GDP fell by more than the percentage increase, which is unlikely. Spending is to rise from 2% to 3%, that's a 50% increase. GDP would have to fall a long way to offset that.
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  311.  @normanboyes4983  History
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  312.  @normanboyes4983  Yes, but nothing fundamental to our economy has changed; unless the whole Ukraine thing kicks off completely. If that happens we either have a huge increase in defence spending or we all turn to ash.
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  313.  @normanboyes4983  The fuel price rises in the 70's affected the whole world economy, especially the US. That is what drove the recession. The US has some degree of insulation from the current fuel crisis due to it's ability to produce oil and gas. Europe will suffer (including us) but there are already signs that fuel prices are falling again. If Russia redirects its sales then supplies from other countries will become available - Germany for example is already building floating LNG terminals to ease importation. The UK is to reopen the Rough storage facility. Only a worldwide recession would bring about the sort of GDP falls needed to offset such a huge increase in spending.
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  314.  @normanboyes4983  And you are overplaying it. One of us will be proved right, no point arguing further.
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  315.  Just Myself  Wrong country mate, Biden is President of the US not PM of the UK.
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  316.  @dannychen1281  Any resolution authorising the use of force would have to go through the full council procedures, where Russia would veto it.
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  317. @Drew Peacock And when he does attack NATO airfields? War between two nuclear powers, good idea!
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  318. @Drew Peacock The difference is that if he attacks a NATO country then we have no alternative but to fight. He would have made the initial move and would face the judgement of whatever history the human race may have. It IS the concept of MAD (or rather the knowledge of what a nuclear war means) that prevents us from initiating that conflict.
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  319. @Drew Peacock Yes, there is a guarantee. If Russia attacks a NATO member then it is war, end of. The potential outcome of such a war is terrifying, which is why NATO will not be the one to start it. British and French nukes are irrelevant; they would only ever be used independently if the home nations themselves were attacked independently.
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  320. @Drew Peacock "That's the theory, an attack on one NATO member is supposed to be treated as attack on all NATO members. But will Article 5 actually be triggered?" That is the fact. NATO will go out of its way to avoid starting a war, but it will fight if attacked. There is a good argument that NATO should not have expanded, but that is now history. As for the British and French nukes, they are independent nuclear deterrents and not committed to NATO. They are the last ditch defence/reprisal for a nuclear attack upon their respective countries. They would be used if an all out exchange occurred (because in such a situation the UK and France would be targeted), but they would not be used independently unless a specific attack upon that nations homeland occurred.
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  321.  @robertthomas1590  While amassing offensive armaments.
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  322.  @Blake-Urizen  I know, but why would the producers not make the video suitable for all viewers?
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  323. ​ @Blake-Urizen  Not on a phone, I just tend to read fairly slowly. I never used to find it a problem with older tv and films (and still don't), but I do with a lot of more modern material.
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  324.  @Blake-Urizen  Us owd un's eh? 😂😂
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  325.  @Ps5GamerUk  Long in the tooth? The KC135's are 30 years older.
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  326.  @M3PH11  Yes, but it isn't all that reliable atm.
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  327.  @Dischingo  They are still in service with both NATO and the US.
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  328.  @chad6080  No, you don't. This is the Navy not a dodgy care dealer.
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  329. Not necessarily a bad thing.
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  330.  @rockinwackyidk  If it free's up crew for larger ships that will be no bad thing.
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  331. Come back when you have been educated.
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  332. You would be surprised.
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  333. Tied down an awful lot of enemy soldiers searching empty bushes.
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