Originally Posted by
Pontius Navigator
Rose, remember in the 50s we deployed both Saracen and Saladin to Aden. Were they named with any conscious ethnic idea or that they, with Scimitar were S-words for weapons?
Don't forget the Sultan, command vehicle variant. But then the Saudis backed out of the deal and the Rocks got stiffed with V8 Jaguar-Engined CVRT that made you deaf through the intercom and had to be fired-up every 2 hours to charge the radio batteries. Handy for OP work, that.
Good news about the Eurofighter sale though - hope it goes through.