Hi Not-a-Boffin,
I was only using the Falklands conflict to highlight what can be done to get the right equipment to those that need it. Yes it was a 'popular' conflict and had lots of support but that is not my point. To convert a luxury liner to a troop ship with a strengthened flight deck, fit RAS equipment, electronic communications etc etc in just three days shows what can be done when the orders are given.
I agree that if we have not got the spares or the pilots then the harrier is dead and gone but is that what SammySu is saying?
I take your point about the indifference of our country regarding this conflict but my concerns are for those that are doing the fighting. They deserve the best we have and if it takes a few days of intensive labour to get the correct equipment up and running then it would be money well spent.
Reference Sammysu's excellent post and the point regarding Carrier Night Qualification.. I guess it has always been the case...
More carrots in the diet will no doubt resolve that problem
Or move the carrier to a different time zone where it will be daylight!!
