Originally Posted by
currawong
"A fleet of up to 43 F-111s including spare airframes were in the service of the RAAF for 37 years and never fired a shot in any conflict."
One of the reasons they never fired a shot is we had them.
Called a deterrent.
"6 Collin's Class submarines, how many times have they been deployed in a war zone???"
Likely you will never know.
The 'deterrent' was thrown away in 2010, so that argument doesn't wash. The submarines have been plagued with problems from day one, what makes you think the new ones will be any different? Singapore now has a more potent Air Force than we do so don't make me laugh...