Originally Posted by northernbird (Post 8760927)

Don't bite mate ;) Wouldn't catch me getting wound up by a gloomer!!!

Originally Posted by DunRoaminTheUK (Post 8765501)

I've been dying to ask this question; Have you done something different with your hair?

Originally Posted by northernbird (Post 8765547)

Grown it and coloured it, do you approve???

Originally Posted by kevin747 (Post 8765541)

Thanks for all the kind words. Reading you lot is like overdosing on feature writers for The Sun.
A little gang of smug nobodys.:lol:

Originally Posted by kevin747 (Post 8765541)

A little gang of smug nobodys.:lol:

Originally Posted by ROMFT_WO2RN (Post 8763701)

Approx 3 Astute for the cost of both carriers as curently configured barring any more delays. Last delay added £800 mil to the carrier program :ohmy:

Through life costs for the carrier could be reduced by fitting with catapults/arrestor kit now and buying F35C instead of F35B. Bonus is you get greater payload and greater interoperability with the septics and frogs ;)

Each Astute carrys a max 38 weapons (spearfish and TLAM). Can't do anti-piracy/anti-drugs/convoy duty/marsyops etc.

Balanced Fleet would have 8 astutes + amphib/carriers/T45/FSC + a larger number of lower capability vessels for all the policing stuff we are now required to do. This is something the RN has been reluctant to do prefering a lower number of full warfighting capable ships.

As an aside DON'T ask the head of RAF 1 Group to justify the RAF, apparently they don't like it :rofl:

Originally Posted by keel (Post 8766115)

The lower capacity vessels are they the long awaited type 23 replacement?

Keel

Originally Posted by kevin747 (Post 8766920)

Chip on shoulder? issues? The original post alludes to military might.
Now here is my point,it is not the military which make Britain a great collection of different countries.
In fact I would disown my children if they joined the armed forces. I did not bring my children up to be fodder for politicians.
If anything I would sympathise with the nationalists in Ireland during a conflict with the British Army.
I have no worries about the future in the UK and find it ironic that it is the concern of many a Godzoner.
It seems to me that this site has now to many low grade Thatcherites who are morphing into redneck Aussies.
I'm delighted you're there and I'm here
I'm unsubscribing post comment:rofl:

Originally Posted by Bernie Barfly (Post 8767318)

Clip springs from grenade,747 sticks grenade in mouth,he has said all he has to say:D

Originally Posted by Amazulu (Post 8765556)

THe chip on your shoulder is turning into a log......