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Forum: Military Aviation

18th Oct 2010, 09:24

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Posted By Hedgeporker

There was actually a WWII corvette by the name of...

There was actually a WWII corvette by the name of HMS Buttercup. Trés droll.

Now that's a name for a warship! I wish one of our carriers would take on that name.

Forum: Military Aviation

16th Oct 2010, 23:53

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Posted By Hedgeporker

GreenKnight 121, Italy and Spain have even...

GreenKnight 121,

Italy and Spain have even smaller defence budgets than Britain. If you put the loss of 60 potential buys against their combined 80, it could well push the price over the threshold...

Forum: Military Aviation

16th Oct 2010, 14:04

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Posted By Hedgeporker

It was Swedish....

It was Swedish. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotland_class_submarine#Secondment_to_United_States_Navy)

Forum: Military Aviation

13th Oct 2010, 13:38

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Posted By Hedgeporker

The RN aren't out of the woods yet. Unless...

The RN aren't out of the woods yet.

Unless Queen Elizabeth is retrofitted with EMALS (which feels like "will we even get the carriers" all over again) they will only have fixed wing carrier...

Forum: Military Aviation

10th Oct 2010, 14:07

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Posted By Hedgeporker

Well seeing as we're already starting to go round...

Well seeing as we're already starting to go round this buoy again . . . Dave C may not be any cheaper all-in but it is supposed to be far more capable.

I'll believe the hype about Low...

Forum: Military Aviation

10th Oct 2010, 01:29

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Posted By Hedgeporker

I must admit I was not aware of these aspects....

I must admit I was not aware of these aspects. Can you go into more detail about point 3 please?

The idea of transporting dead weight still rankles but I'll hold my peace until I'm more educated....

Forum: Military Aviation

9th Oct 2010, 22:05

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Posted By Hedgeporker

Well I'm glad that your crystal ball is working...

Well I'm glad that your crystal ball is working Dave.

Having only history to go by, I think that the chances of a conflict coming along shortly to force investment in the services are rather...

Forum: Military Aviation

9th Oct 2010, 20:34

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Posted By Hedgeporker

One that doesn't carry a separate lift fan as...

One that doesn't carry a separate lift fan as dead weight during flight would be a good start.

Once that's been cracked maybe we could have some RAM paint that isn't going to stop being RAM when...

Forum: Military Aviation

9th Oct 2010, 18:05

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Posted By Hedgeporker

The escorts are not being made utterly extinct,...

The escorts are not being made utterly extinct, so the corn-seed of experience is still there and their numbers can be regenerated with relatively little a-do once the finances have revived a little...

Forum: Military Aviation

9th Oct 2010, 14:09

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Posted By Hedgeporker

The implementation of STOVL in Dave-B is so...

The implementation of STOVL in Dave-B is so philosophically/fundamentally half-arsed that its a danger, what with the extra fan and bombed up rolling vertical landings. I'm still a bit incredulous...

Forum: Military Aviation

7th Oct 2010, 15:14

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Posted By Hedgeporker

All of which can be sunk in short order by our...

All of which can be sunk in short order by our nonpareil submarine service . . .

. . . but only if the carriers cannot launch ASW top-cover for them and theirs because their aircraft are grounded...

Forum: Military Aviation

7th Oct 2010, 14:40

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Posted By Hedgeporker

They're probably outsourcing it to India like...

They're probably outsourcing it to India like much else. Oh, and we have to give them aid or else people will think we're just giving them a bung. :hmm:

Forum: Military Aviation

25th Sep 2010, 21:45

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Posted By Hedgeporker

The Russians have a far superior interface with...

The Russians have a far superior interface with their defence industry. The design bureaus have remained just that : bureaus where only design is conducted. Once the design has been tested and...

Forum: Military Aviation

4th Aug 2010, 18:38

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Posted By Hedgeporker

Yeeuuuukkk. So that the cousins can claim the...

Yeeuuuukkk. So that the cousins can claim the credit for yet another piece of evolution that they had nothing to do with? Next time we come up with something they want, maybe in return they'll let us...

Forum: Military Aviation

8th Jul 2010, 01:35

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Posted By Hedgeporker

On names

I would proudly fly from an HMS Buttercup (honest)! What a smelly thought. :}

For christ's sake not the gou'ld - I've already met them, they disguise themselves as accountants.[/quote]

I...

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