RN aircraft carrier to head for the Gulf
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RN aircraft carrier to head for the Gulf
If the exercise exposes the vulnerability of those little grey flat-tops without organic air defence aircraft (cue a certain PPRuNer 
), it will be no bad thing.....
"Our Aircraft Carriers are Sitting Ducks without Falklands Fighter Jets" scream The Scum's headlines in Spring 2008.......
Annnnnnnnd ...Hack!
), it will be no bad thing....."Our Aircraft Carriers are Sitting Ducks without Falklands Fighter Jets" scream The Scum's headlines in Spring 2008.......
Annnnnnnnd ...Hack!
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But surely the easiest way to remove a threat to something is not place it in a position where it is under threat?
What will Ark Royal be doing? What will be embarked on her? Will there be plenty of gin available for all those functions?
What will Ark Royal be doing? What will be embarked on her? Will there be plenty of gin available for all those functions?
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SFFP - Hey thats not fair. The FA2 had a very important role maintaining the WAFU as a stand-alone aviation arm. Now that its gone folk in government are starting to question why we have the WAFU at all and that must be a bad thing?
When budgets are tight surely it makes sense to keep three air arms, strength in numbers and all that.
When budgets are tight surely it makes sense to keep three air arms, strength in numbers and all that.
I refer the honourable gentlemen to the previous deployment of ARK to that region when she spearheading the assault on the Al Fawr peninsula, the first UK troops (non SF) to land on Iraqi soil were from that very platform. Helicopters from that very platform also provided very important surveillance cover for forces on the ground.
Just because the SHAR is gone
that does not mean these platforms are redundant. There is so much more!
Just because the SHAR is gone
that does not mean these platforms are redundant. There is so much more!
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Well Ark will be carrying flightdeck full of Merlin HM1s.. and will no doubt be accompanied by a Sonar 2087 Type 23. So she'll be sub hunting... I wonder why.. and in order to protect what?
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HMS Illustrious will be in waters near Iran alongside the destroyer, Edinburgh, and a frigate, Westminster.
The MoD said the operation was about practising being a battle group.
3 ships = battle group ????
The MoD said the operation was about practising being a battle group.
3 ships = battle group ????
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Well I suppose if the three floaty grey target thingys represent about a sixth of your fleet you could pretend its a battle group. Anything black and wearing nets 
going with them?
going with them?
Suspicion breeds confidence
Why would we need to put harriers on board Lusty if she's going to be operating close to lots of runways with lots of friendly military jets operating from them?
Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
Because if the Iranians do have 11,000 rockets, its a fair chance that's where a lot of them will be going.
