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Forum: Military Aviation
4th Jul 2011, 12:21
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,426
Posted By Occasional Aviator

WEBF, I think you're correct - The CDG has had a...

WEBF, I think you're correct - The CDG has had a number of down days due to technical faults during the campaign. I think the only sorties lost due to sea state have been AH off OCEA.

However,...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Oct 2010, 11:11
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,426
Posted By Occasional Aviator

Not going to be that tight a squeeze, with only...

Not going to be that tight a squeeze, with only 12 jets on board....

Oh, yes, and 12 CH47, AH64 etc....
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Oct 2010, 11:22
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,426
Posted By Occasional Aviator

The guy I heard that from was involved in...

The guy I heard that from was involved in specifying ship standards for the USN, and had no vested interest in promoting the F-18...... I believe it's true.
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Oct 2010, 17:41
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,426
Posted By Occasional Aviator

Save the Royal Navy

Oldnotbold,

thanks for reviving this link, I had forgotten it existed! In particular I noticed it says:
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Oct 2010, 05:57
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,426
Posted By Occasional Aviator

Well, yes, of coure it would be - how could I not...

Well, yes, of coure it would be - how could I not agree with that?

Except the caveat we would need to add is "provided the UK retains at least the minimum capability everywhere else". If you have...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Oct 2010, 13:49
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,426
Posted By Occasional Aviator

A) Dr malcolm Davis is a defence academic who has...

A) Dr malcolm Davis is a defence academic who has a long-standing association with UK defence. That you don't know who he is tells me something about you.....

B) I agree that a balanced Royal...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Oct 2010, 12:44
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,426
Posted By Occasional Aviator

Oldnotbold - I don't think that there's...

Oldnotbold -

I don't think that there's anything in your previous two posts that is new or has not been posted to this forum before. I can only conclude that you were trying to post lots of text...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Oct 2010, 05:54
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,426
Posted By Occasional Aviator

Oh, and can I just add my bit to ORAC's point -...

Oh, and can I just add my bit to ORAC's point - I'm in a position to know at the moment and he is absolutely right. I have seen this line about most of the CAS in Afghanistan being provided from...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Oct 2010, 05:50
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,426
Posted By Occasional Aviator

Dr Malcolm Davis, responding to the PM’s speech...

Dr Malcolm Davis, responding to the PM’s speech on SDSR

Our politicians must put the nation’s battles before their own - Telegraph...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Sep 2009, 16:46
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,426
Posted By Occasional Aviator

sigh..... another reference to the secret RAF...

sigh..... another reference to the secret RAF staff devoted to abolishing the FAA...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Sep 2009, 18:11
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,426
Posted By Occasional Aviator

Oh I do agree NaB - there are conceivably...

Oh I do agree NaB - there are conceivably situations when a carrier is the only viable option. The situation you describe - running a fighter wing from a completely bare airfield with absolutely no...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Sep 2009, 15:37
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,426
Posted By Occasional Aviator

You're right- not the central staff - but...

You're right- not the central staff - but presumably you picked up on my key phrases!

I'm pretty much in agreement with everything you say - I just bite too easily when I hear the reactionary "the...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Sep 2009, 11:42
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,426
Posted By Occasional Aviator

S41 - an excellent synopsis of the policy to...

S41 - an excellent synopsis of the policy to capability process and its implications..... guess where I used to work?

WEBF - actually, I was only trolling. But, since you bit:


is at variance...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Sep 2009, 15:30
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,426
Posted By Occasional Aviator

I thought the SDR rationale, and that in Future...

I thought the SDR rationale, and that in Future Navy Vision, and FMOC, was for the carrier to provide a strike capability, not provide "air cover" for the fleet...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jul 2008, 18:24
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,426
Posted By Occasional Aviator

Double Zero wrote: I'm not sure this...

Double Zero wrote:



I'm not sure this really goes anywhere. I have actually done some proper research on this action, looking at how it changed SOF's CSAR policy, not just seen the film, and I...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jul 2008, 14:08
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,426
Posted By Occasional Aviator

Yes, that's exactly what I was getting at. An...

Yes, that's exactly what I was getting at. An acquaintance of mine in the FAA feels that to make a decent job of operating JSF, a pilot won't have time to drive ships.
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jul 2008, 13:11
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,426
Posted By Occasional Aviator

Tourist, GOLF_BRAVO_ZULU, thank you. Those...

Tourist, GOLF_BRAVO_ZULU,

thank you. Those are the sorts of things I needed to know, and hadn't thought of. I'm more in favour of a mixed force now.

The 'captain of a carrier' issue is...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jul 2008, 11:48
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,426
Posted By Occasional Aviator

I'm clearly not expressing myself very clearly,...

I'm clearly not expressing myself very clearly, judging by the amout people have written in response to arguments I didn't think I was making!

Allthenick - I apologise, your grasp of the history...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jul 2008, 16:44
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,426
Posted By Occasional Aviator

First of all, let me state that I was having a...

First of all, let me state that I was having a particularly bad day yesterday and so I was unnecssarily grumpy in my posts. I will get off my high horse but I do get annoyed when people continuously...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jul 2008, 20:58
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,426
Posted By Occasional Aviator

MM, thanks very much for that, you make some...

MM,

thanks very much for that, you make some very good points and I do agree with you in many ways. However, on a strict value-for-money argument it is difficult to justify. FWIW, I would go the...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jul 2008, 16:01
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,426
Posted By Occasional Aviator

I have to second MM. I just cannot see where the...

I have to second MM. I just cannot see where the RN's paranoia over the RAF somehow 'plotting against the carrier' comes from. And yes, all three services have something to contriute to the air...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Apr 2008, 16:39
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,426
Posted By Occasional Aviator

Nothing like getting your excuses in early!

Nothing like getting your excuses in early!
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Apr 2008, 10:07
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,426
Posted By Occasional Aviator

WEBF, is taken from your post which is...

WEBF,



is taken from your post which is copied and pasted verbatim from another thread several weeks ago. I may be wrong, but this looks like a transparent attempt to keep this thread on the...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Nov 2007, 08:04
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,426
Posted By Occasional Aviator

And there isn't much wrong with that. I wonder...

And there isn't much wrong with that. I wonder if everyone who has just had a pop at the Merlin Mk3 has actually been involved with operating them, rather than working from a distance? Yes, it's...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Oct 2007, 11:24
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,426
Posted By Occasional Aviator

Yes, but...

NaB,
not sure I see your point mate. Of course you're not going to attack something straight off a SAR picture, just as you wouldn't just attack a primary radar return from a warship or an...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Oct 2007, 09:41
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,426
Posted By Occasional Aviator

It's academic at the moment, but surely we...

It's academic at the moment, but surely we shouldn't base our planning assumptions on the idea that technology will not spread and the situation won't change... if we did that, why would we need...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Oct 2007, 08:26
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,426
Posted By Occasional Aviator

Edit Required?

WEBF,

a slightly knee-jerk post perhaps? I don't think you meant to say :

"It [WW2] teaches that victory would have been impossible in the Atlantic, Pacific or the Med with carriers."

I...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Oct 2007, 08:44
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,426
Posted By Occasional Aviator

WEBF, sorry if I misunderstood you. I...

WEBF,

sorry if I misunderstood you. I certainly hadn't intended to start a debate about how to attack carriers with stealth aircraft!

I also didn't intend to put words into your mouth. You...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Oct 2007, 10:20
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,426
Posted By Occasional Aviator

Well, my idle trolling seems to have started...

Well, my idle trolling seems to have started quite a debate. I'm most interested by WEBF's point of view - ie that to mount a successful air attack on a capital ship, you need ISTAR and other...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Oct 2007, 10:03
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,426
Posted By Occasional Aviator

High Intensity Naval Conflict

Well, there is more than one way to look at that. A few months ago, I heard a USAF general point out that he could sink all the USN's carriers in one day using B-2 strikes from the USA. Since, for...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Oct 2007, 10:51
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,426
Posted By Occasional Aviator

Yes, absolutely - but read my post again. It's...

Yes, absolutely - but read my post again. It's about risk. Compare the defence you have inside a T45 MEZ with what the Land Component HQ can expect. HVM and maybe a Rapier det anyone? And in case...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Oct 2007, 08:31
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,426
Posted By Occasional Aviator

And Another Thing

Oh, and kkbuk,
Your comments give you away somewhat: "the RN lost it's [sic] fixed wing capability.."
As many have pointed out here, the game is no longer about which service has which toys. It's...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Oct 2007, 08:18
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,426
Posted By Occasional Aviator

Pilots

Kbuk and Engines,

thanks for your comments. What I was getting at was this: currently the JFH pilots, whether they be RAF or RN, do the same training and are expected to do the same job. ...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Oct 2007, 15:08
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,426
Posted By Occasional Aviator

Floating Airfields

And I think this is where the big issues are. Despite certain sections of the RN constantly implying that the RAF don't like the carriers or seee them as a threat, any air-minded person of any cloth...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Sep 2007, 16:04
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,426
Posted By Occasional Aviator

RAF Commitments

Navaleye,

it may have escaped your notice, but:

a. The Tornado wings are supporting operations in Iraq.
b. The Harrier force are supporting operations in Afghanistan.
c. Point (b) is...
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