BR - and others
You mention the support tail. Everything we use has a support tail,
isn't it a matter of making sure the structure is in place so that it works,
just like it would be a truck, Armoured vehicle et al ?
It's not like they haven't operated Helos, just a lot more complicated
- and if that wasn't seen beforehand considering we interact with the UK
and US, then isn't that a failure of the leadership to plan, implement and
war game such a structure ?
You mention capability - but have the wrong assets or assets that
are not working as they should. Plenty has already been said about that.
I think the big issue is that we buy the asset - ie Tiger - but no one
wants to send it to war in case it gets dented. That is so wrong it is
not funny, especially when it might be costing our soldiers lives.
Why buy the thing in the first place then ?
A bit like buying Chinooks and then trucking soldiers to places !