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Forum: Military Aviation
26th Apr 2005, 09:15
Replies: 2,219
Views: 431,848
Posted By Vapour

I was lucky enough to be involved in conversation...

I was lucky enough to be involved in conversation with a senior Crab last week. Two interesting nuggets of information:

1. With the demise of another F3 squadron, the maximum out of area...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Feb 2005, 15:26
Replies: 73
Views: 15,909
Posted By Vapour

I'm not surprised he's losing patience. 1SL has...

I'm not surprised he's losing patience. 1SL has bet the farm on getting CV(F). That's the main reason he's allowed so many cuts in our surface ships and subamrines. For the carriers to be...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Feb 2005, 14:51
Replies: 63
Views: 8,594
Posted By Vapour

Speak for yourself! The crabs may control more...

Speak for yourself! The crabs may control more often, but it's quality, not quantity, that counts. However, I agree that if all you want to do is control aircraft, the navy is probably not the...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Feb 2005, 13:39
Replies: 2,219
Views: 431,848
Posted By Vapour

Without the FA2 and T45 it doesn't need to be...

Without the FA2 and T45 it doesn't need to be that sophisticated an air threat, especially if you're operating in the littoral where the T42 is not very useful at all. Without host nation support...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Feb 2005, 15:50
Replies: 41
Views: 5,147
Posted By Vapour

Even with surplus ex-F3 navs coming through I...

Even with surplus ex-F3 navs coming through I would expect the FC branch to retain a significant number of positions on the E3s. After all, once you've cut all the F3 squadrons and you've run out of...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Feb 2005, 12:26
Replies: 32
Views: 4,865
Posted By Vapour

Gaffe or gaff?

What's the difference, or does it just show that you paid more attention in English classes?;)

Regarding qualifications for Defence Secretary, surely the ideal SoS knows absolutely nothing about...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jan 2005, 19:45
Replies: 4
Views: 776
Posted By Vapour

Navy Deployments

This page, and the various links from it, pretty much covers everything that we're up to at the moment.

http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/static/pages/3959.html

If you've got any specific queries...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jul 2004, 08:27
Replies: 14
Views: 5,639
Posted By Vapour

If you're really unlucky (or lucky, depending on...

If you're really unlucky (or lucky, depending on your viewpoint) you can end up doing back-to-back deployments, but the ships do not spend all their time away from the UK. Maintenance, trials,...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd May 2004, 10:52
Replies: 2,219
Views: 431,848
Posted By Vapour

"Absolutely none that present sufficient a threat...

"Absolutely none that present sufficient a threat to the UK to justify retention of the SHAR.
CVF and F-35 will be a very flexible concept, SHAR and CVS are not-fact!"

You are correct. CVF and...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd May 2004, 19:11
Replies: 2,219
Views: 431,848
Posted By Vapour

Pr00ne says "Unless your referring to...

Pr00ne says
"Unless your referring to theoretical war gaming you may have noticed that there isn't actually a real air threat to surface forces these days."

Just to clear this up, are there no...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th May 2004, 13:51
Replies: 76
Views: 9,715
Posted By Vapour

Perhaps we should have gone for the conventional,...

Perhaps we should have gone for the conventional, rather than the VSTOL, version of the CVF after all.

Personally, as a fish-head myself, I think we're going to be spending the next few (or maybe...
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