Where do you start?
Brandnew will chip in with some carefully phrased implication that the ‘junior branch’ of the RAF’s SH component – the immature ‘juvenile’ Merlin force (comprised as it is of SH force rejects and obese 17 stone crewmen) who showed indecent haste in running from Basra, and who exaggerated their minimal contribution in Iraq, are not a patch on the Chinook force, for whom he has a colossal hard on, and he will insist that Merlin force standards need to be dragged up to the level of the Chinook Force….
He differs from Evalu8or, in that he thinks the Merlin is great and it’s the operators who are merely ‘adequate’ air centric shirkers who don’t give a toss about the air land picture. Said Evalu8or will harp on about how the RAF were forced to buy the inadequate and unjustifiable Merlin, and should get rid of it forthwith, that it isn’t a patch on Chinook, that Puma is more useful, etc.
Junglies various will jump on the ‘slag the light blue Merlin bandwagon….’
Nigegilb will continue his ‘Merlin protection is inadequate’ crusade, harping on and on about the operational failings of Britmil FW/RW air presumably in the hope that it will further enhance his political career, and his parasite Chugalug will ra ra noisily. He may or may not start beadwindowing others for repeating stuff that’s already in the public domain.
The Wizard, CompressorStall and Strobin’Purple will mount a restrained and mature defence, but won’t match the willy waving excess of the green (with envy?) Junglie boys, Chinook Primadonnas and Army Air Corps wannabes – none of whom are representative of their commun ities, most of whom can see that the professionalism of the Merlin force matches their own, and appreciate the qualities that Merlin brings to the party.
Seldomfitforpurpose may blaze away with a little more lead in his pencil…..
MGD will be firm but fair, or piss-taking, depending on his mood....
A mod will intervene and close the thread.