I think this is one of those few occasions when the Americans have it right over us, with their AC Commander and TACO positions in the aircraft.
Being up at the pointy end of a Nimrod meant that we were not in the best place to 'use' the aircraft. Even with the best situational awareness in the world, unless you sat in front of the TAC screen, you were not best placed to use the Nimrod to the best of its capability..
As a P1 Captain, I would always give up tactical responsibility to the TAC Nav who in turn would disperse that responsibility to the Lead Wet or Lead Dry depending on the sortie profile. A pilot captain is NOT the person for the job, but either the AEO or TAC Nav is.
Never had the arctic roll, but ate plenty of the DCSs, which probably accounts for my ever-so-lightly over weightless!!