Tim,
Yeah, right on, Journos together to the end. Or was that last post you running out of an argument?
Jacko,
Take a breath for a moment. You won't find anything I've posted that denegrates the Jag; you will also find plenty that tries to bring a sense of perspective to the overstated capabilities of the Sea Harrier comments.
You will replies that comment on one liners that overstate the case for a platform without backing up with some of the facts that you presented in your last post. All of which are valid, more so if they actually come from the mouth of an operator being interviewed by a journalist.
But you know what, I already know how capable the Jag is. I acknowledge the niche capabilities it has, in particular the TIALD integration. It's a competent machine in certain roles and, like Sea Harrier, UK Plc will lose out in the short term as a result or each platforms respective demise.
But go they will as of the 31st and raking over the coals of each will do nothing to those of us that have to manage our people and the platforms that remain.
But maybe a little personal relection is required. Read a few of your posts and you will see a trend that plays down the Sea Harrier posts and ups the anti on the Jaguar posts. In fact only a few posts ago in the early hours you new sparring partner Tim pointed this out to you.
How dare I try to suggest to both Jaguar and Sea Harrier advocates alike that there might just be a time to move on.
As for personal insults, are you really a Journo?
I think someone needs a hug.