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10th Oct 2010, 13:33
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Posted By Jackonicko

Cracking post. Incisive and very funny. ...

Cracking post. Incisive and very funny.





F-35C isn't any cheaper than F-35B. International Roadmap Super Hornet would be. Or Rafale M. But if you go CATOBAR you go to a force that will...
3rd Apr 2010, 19:30
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Posted By Jackonicko

Ah yes, Page and the Westland Apache. The...

Ah yes, Page and the Westland Apache.

The Apache that can.

The Apache that can fly in the Afghan summer with a decent load, without removing the Longbow, and that can do so with a couple of...
1st Sep 2009, 22:06
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Posted By Jackonicko

I agree, Squirrel. With CVF, we'll never be able...

I agree, Squirrel. With CVF, we'll never be able to afford a balanced surface fleet, and the RN will be reduced to being a single Carrier Group.

And the effect on the other services will be even...
29th Jun 2009, 18:36
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Posted By Jackonicko

Is anyone REMOTELY surprised?

Is anyone REMOTELY surprised?
11th Dec 2008, 22:23
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Posted By Jackonicko

Double Zero, Thanks for your support! I...

Double Zero,

Thanks for your support!

I don't know where you got your JSF figures, but while it's an expensive jet, I don't think anyone's predicting £200m + yet......

The Norwegian offer...
11th Dec 2008, 20:36
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Posted By Jackonicko

Off centre, Thank you. Elegantly and...

Off centre,

Thank you.

Elegantly and intelligently done. So much less depressing that "f*ck off and die" or "you're a condescending ****".
11th Dec 2008, 16:34
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Posted By Jackonicko

I s'pose I should get as witless as that...

I s'pose I should get as witless as that empty-headed numbskull who you seem to admire so much and tell you to "f*ck off and die", should I?

Is that what passes for wit in the senior service...
11th Dec 2008, 16:08
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Posted By Jackonicko

Nostrinian, Poor show. That's not...

Nostrinian,

Poor show.

That's not banter, it's simple infantile, teddy throwing abuse. God help us if anybody gave you a commission in any service.
11th Dec 2008, 13:09
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Posted By Jackonicko

Perhaps folk have preferred to post in the more...

Perhaps folk have preferred to post in the more recent thread

http://www.pprune.org/military-aircrew/353820-head-royal-navy-threatens-resignation-over-push-scrap-harriers.html

rather than in...
13th Aug 2008, 08:35
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Posted By Jackonicko

Argh! A cat and trap carrier with C-model...

Argh!

A cat and trap carrier with C-model JSFs would require a full time air group, because CV ops would impose a heavy training burden in a way that STOVL ops don't. Using RAF Harriers on the CVS...
9th Aug 2008, 14:39
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Posted By Jackonicko

I mean no disrespect to John Nichol, either. He's...

I mean no disrespect to John Nichol, either. He's really very good at what he does, although what he broadcasts isn't really aimed at the likes of me. He's been there and bought the T-shirt (at an...
9th Aug 2008, 11:26
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Posted By Jackonicko

SSSETOWTF, Firstly, I think it a shame that...

SSSETOWTF,

Firstly, I think it a shame that you should personally denigrate Sweetman, who I know to be a fellow PPRuNer.

Secondly, I don't think that you should compare Bill Sweetman with John...
7th Aug 2008, 22:33
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Posted By Jackonicko

Hosay? José, surely, Shirley?

Hosay?

José, surely, Shirley?
24th Jul 2008, 20:57
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Posted By Jackonicko

Modern Elmo "The main point is: large, ultra...

Modern Elmo

"The main point is: large, ultra expensive aircraft carriers are on their way to becoming the battleships of the 21st century, heading for the "must keep the fleet in being" syndrome...
5th Jul 2008, 20:57
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Posted By Jackonicko

"That is why the UK Armed forces must be equipped...

"That is why the UK Armed forces must be equipped to meet ALL Scenario's not just the one's we THINK are going to happen."

That would be nice, but it's already clear that we can't afford every...
4th Jul 2008, 15:09
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Posted By Jackonicko

If HNS isn't available, chances are the op won't...

If HNS isn't available, chances are the op won't be politically sustainable anyway.

Carriers are nice to have, but we haven't NEEDED them since 1982.

And the money being spent on two CVF and...
27th Feb 2008, 21:34
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Posted By Jackonicko

"Clearly someone is briefing the media to get...

"Clearly someone is briefing the media to get both FT (Quinlan) and ST (Jenkins) commenting on the same subject (and same vein) in the last couple of weeks."

If you accept that: "Britain cannot...
3rd Dec 2007, 22:27
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Posted By Jackonicko

"Funding for the carriers is decimating all other...

"Funding for the carriers is decimating all other programmes due to the poor defence settlement from the Comprehensive Spending Review."

The pro carrier lobby here should f***ing hang their heads...
30th Jul 2007, 20:58
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Posted By Jackonicko

During the period about which you write, shore-...

During the period about which you write, shore- based forces in the Gulf area comprised six RAF Tornado aircraft operating from Saudi Arabia, supported by two RAF VC10 tankers in Bahrain, which...
27th Jul 2007, 12:07
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Posted By Jackonicko

That's a good plan, Gainesy, but you wouldn't...

That's a good plan, Gainesy, but you wouldn't want the ships having a different chain of command to the aircraft that are their raison d'etre.

The answer is to do as you suggest, but also to chop...
27th Jul 2007, 09:46
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Posted By Jackonicko

With deep respect, we simply don't need them -...

With deep respect, we simply don't need them - what is the the threat that upgraded T1, T2 Typhoons, Tornados, Harriers to replaced by 138 Dave's cannot meet? Where is it? Please justify your...
26th Jul 2007, 19:05
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Posted By Jackonicko

"I see the CSR statement made no mention of...

"I see the CSR statement made no mention of Tranche 3 Typhoon. I presume this will will now be quietly killed through some bilateral agreement with the other partners - and a good thing too."
...
25th Jul 2007, 23:42
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Posted By Jackonicko

OK, so what are J2, J6?

OK, so what are J2, J6?
25th Jul 2007, 21:28
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Posted By Jackonicko

MM, You said: "I'd be interested in reading...

MM,

You said: "I'd be interested in reading Cdr Ward's views. I regret that I have yet to find anything by him which is unbiased."

Nor will you find it if you invest £3.60 in Warships.

The...
25th Jul 2007, 20:40
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Posted By Jackonicko

And how much more will need to be sacrificed in...

And how much more will need to be sacrificed in order to ensure that:

"the FAA can get on with what its really paid to do."

"i.e. do some good old fashioned poncing around on the self-licking...
20th Jul 2007, 12:31
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Posted By Jackonicko

So what did Mr Ward have to say?

So what did Mr Ward have to say?
20th Jul 2007, 00:19
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Posted By Jackonicko

Navaleye, 1) It was a surprisingly cheap...

Navaleye,

1) It was a surprisingly cheap upgrade, if truth be told.

2) The Jags were not used primarily because using them in Afghanistan would have made it much more difficult to get rid of...
19th Jul 2007, 22:29
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Posted By Jackonicko

If JFH isn't there to take its turn in sharing...

If JFH isn't there to take its turn in sharing the burden of ongoing ops, then it's of no use at all.

In the current situation, blue water carrier ops are an irrelevance.

If you wanted...
19th Jul 2007, 21:44
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Posted By Jackonicko

".........and by the way, the intention was never...

".........and by the way, the intention was never to 'pull a rabbit out of a hat and fully man two RAF-sized sqns', - it was always intended to have the JFH squadrons 'light blue heavy' and 'dark...
5th Oct 2006, 23:19
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Posted By Jackonicko

Sorry. Answered. Thousand apologies.

Sorry. Answered. Thousand apologies.
5th Oct 2006, 21:08
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Posted By Jackonicko

Thanks LO. You stay away from my End, thanks very...

Thanks LO. You stay away from my End, thanks very much. I know where you've been.

That's interesting stuff, certainly.

I wonder whether Beedall's predictions still represent the pie in the sky...
5th Oct 2006, 17:06
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Posted By Jackonicko

LO, I was just reading an old post of yours....

LO,

I was just reading an old post of yours.

You said that "Under the current schedule, too, the A and the C hit IOC around the same time (2Q13), which is ahead of what seems to be the UK IOC...
5th May 2006, 20:27
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Posted By Jackonicko

Iron City: Well said..... But can we...

Iron City:

Well said.....

But can we trust anyone whose finger is on the pulse enough to spell

"Raphiele" and "Raphialle"

to tell the difference between "half truths" and "some real...
5th May 2006, 14:12
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Posted By Jackonicko

'Sense' I expect you've seen the phrase...

'Sense'

I expect you've seen the phrase "Bug.ger off" before, but I'm not going to attribute that, either.

The 'better to stop then land....' is almost certainly John Farley's but it's been so...
4th May 2006, 22:45
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Posted By Jackonicko

Why STOVL? Because it's easier and safer to...

Why STOVL?

Because it's easier and safer to stop, then land, than to land and then try to stop.
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