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Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Mar 2011, 13:10
Replies: 1,209
Views: 302,746
Posted By TSR2Eagle

If so, he's going to miss. Should be aiming in...

If so, he's going to miss. Should be aiming in the direction of the cameraman!
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Mar 2011, 13:07
Replies: 1,209
Views: 302,746
Posted By TSR2Eagle

It's actually a very good photo - but not as I...

It's actually a very good photo - but not as I remember my childhood days along the promenade at Hastings!

By the way, is the SAM shown merely point-and-shoot or more sophisticated in terms of...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Mar 2011, 09:46
Replies: 38
Views: 13,590
Posted By TSR2Eagle

That's good; one complete squadron plus three in...

That's good; one complete squadron plus three in reserve!
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Mar 2011, 09:43
Replies: 2,041
Views: 560,915
Posted By TSR2Eagle

If the Kilos have been well-maintained then they...

If the Kilos have been well-maintained then they remain a threat (but i doubt as far as the Western Approaches without support). The Kilos are probably the most successful conventional submarine...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Mar 2011, 09:31
Replies: 38
Views: 13,590
Posted By TSR2Eagle

Ah! Memories of that classic of all fighters low...

Ah! Memories of that classic of all fighters low level through the glens of Scotland and the valleys of South Wales...

No need to spend millions on Close Air Support training and/or development,...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Mar 2011, 09:14
Replies: 52
Views: 8,980
Posted By TSR2Eagle

I've had a look through the Warships1 board and...

I've had a look through the Warships1 board and from what I've read there's no comparison with what's being done to protect ships from Somali pirates, and others, with the very tight convoy system...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Mar 2011, 09:04
Replies: 52
Views: 8,980
Posted By TSR2Eagle

If this is the case then the RN aren't aware of...

If this is the case then the RN aren't aware of it! According to Navy News the RN operate warships deployed to the region as singletons and not as part of a convoy protection system (see latest...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Mar 2011, 08:49
Replies: 1,209
Views: 302,746
Posted By TSR2Eagle

US Pentagon official was quoted on Radio 4 this...

US Pentagon official was quoted on Radio 4 this morning saying, and I paraphase, that even a fully complemented Nimitz class carrier (90 aircraft) wouldn't be enough to maintain a NFZ over Libya....
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Mar 2011, 20:08
Replies: 1,209
Views: 302,746
Posted By TSR2Eagle

With what's been going on in recent weeks across...

With what's been going on in recent weeks across Northern Africa I'm not sure what clout the Arab League have anymore. My fear is that intervention from this quarter - not entirely 100% impartial -...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Mar 2011, 19:37
Replies: 1,209
Views: 302,746
Posted By TSR2Eagle

I agree with you 'just another jocky', and not...

I agree with you 'just another jocky', and not just about the Congo - what about Zimbabwe, etc, etc? - but I doubt very much we will ever see politicians doing something for the right reasons....
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Mar 2011, 18:29
Replies: 52
Views: 8,980
Posted By TSR2Eagle

Hval is correct; the area covered by the pirates...

Hval is correct; the area covered by the pirates is vast and growing almost daily - in that the pirates are prepared to travel further in search of 'targets'.

Whilst the Russians deal with...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Mar 2011, 15:23
Replies: 1,209
Views: 302,746
Posted By TSR2Eagle

Is there really a USS Ponce?

Yes, USS Ponce (LPD-15) is an amphibious transport dock vessel, named after the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon.

The word 'ponce' does not have the same meaning in the US as it does in...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Mar 2011, 11:38
Replies: 1,209
Views: 302,746
Posted By TSR2Eagle

Not forgetting the 175 aircraft permanently...

Not forgetting the 175 aircraft permanently assigned to the US Navy's Sixth Fleet in the Med, which would make any deployment by the RAF to enforce a NFZ somewhat insiginificant...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Mar 2011, 11:12
Replies: 1,209
Views: 302,746
Posted By TSR2Eagle

Never mind the logistics of where a NFZ might be...

Never mind the logistics of where a NFZ might be operated from, what about the fact the RAF top brass have been saying for sometime now that they've only just enough Typhoons to cover UK northern and...
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