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Forum: Military Aviation

24th Mar 2021, 23:06

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Future Carrier (Including Costs)

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Posted By andrewn

Thanks for the propaganda download WEBF, it all...

Thanks for the propaganda download WEBF, it all sounds amazing. There's just SO much you can do with 9 F35 a handful of Merlin and a giant floating target in some distant Ocean.....

Personally...

Forum: Military Aviation

29th Jan 2020, 19:56

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Posted By andrewn

1 of each by any chance?

1 of each by any chance?

Forum: Military Aviation

24th Dec 2019, 09:07

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Future Carrier (Including Costs)

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Posted By andrewn

The carriers really are a monumental waste of...

The carriers really are a monumental waste of time and money, with negative impacts far beyond the decks themselves. The sooner they are junked the better. In the short term I expect the SDSR to...

Forum: Military Aviation

11th Dec 2019, 10:16

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Posted By andrewn

I feel sure the Indian Navy will have no problem...

I feel sure the Indian Navy will have no problem filling the deck with 70 aircraft.

Forum: Military Aviation

20th Aug 2019, 16:25

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Posted By andrewn

Yep, if pr00ne, myself and others on here can do...

Yep, if pr00ne, myself and others on here can do a bit of simple math, you can bet your bottom dollar others will be doing the same.

The only thing that could save one of them is some US/UK...

Forum: Military Aviation

12th Aug 2019, 14:22

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Posted By andrewn

Maybe if we hadn't spent so much of the capital...

Maybe if we hadn't spent so much of the capital budget on the carriers we could afford more F-35's? Even better we could buy the right version.

Forum: Military Aviation

12th Aug 2019, 12:17

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Posted By andrewn

Thanks WEBF. Each of the QECs has the...

Thanks WEBF.

Each of the QECs has the ability to embark upto 50 aircraft and helicopters. We currently have 9 frontline F-35 jets with 617 Sqn, with the plan being for another 17 to arrive by...

Forum: Military Aviation

6th Aug 2019, 08:26

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Posted By andrewn

More BS as usual WEBF. Rosyth got major...

More BS as usual WEBF. Rosyth got major sub-assembly build and final assembly, launch, etc, plus Govan and Scotstoun, plus all the sub-letting and supply chain stuff the locals benefitted from....

Forum: Military Aviation

4th Aug 2019, 07:56

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Posted By andrewn

Webf, this whole thread is 278 pages of you...

Webf, this whole thread is 278 pages of you espousing why carriers are the answer to the Nations defence woes. But it doesnt matter how many articles you dredge up or how many VADMs or 1SLs you...

Forum: Military Aviation

3rd Aug 2019, 09:24

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Posted By andrewn

The carriers strike me as the Defence equvalent...

The carriers strike me as the Defence equvalent to HS2.

Somebody, for all the wrong reasons, decides its a good idea to build two massive Carriers
Defence budget gets cut but the Carriers have...

Forum: Military Aviation

12th Feb 2019, 13:19

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Posted By andrewn

Personally, I'd be amazed if a QEC ever gets 24...

Personally, I'd be amazed if a QEC ever gets 24 UK F35 embarked.

Forum: Military Aviation

1st Jan 2019, 15:48

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Posted By andrewn

What planet do you live on WEBF? Do you...

What planet do you live on WEBF? Do you seriously think either of the carriers will ever see 24 x RN/RAF F-35 embarked? You also must realise the fallacy of the task group you describe above. Your...

Forum: Military Aviation

14th Oct 2018, 21:05

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Posted By andrewn

The thing that strikes me most about these PR...

The thing that strikes me most about these PR pics is the amount of real estate (deckspace) we have. Seems completely disproportionate to our ability to fill it!

Potential to be more of a...

Forum: Military Aviation

28th Jun 2017, 15:54

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Posted By andrewn

What about the bit that putting QE to sea will...

What about the bit that putting QE to sea will basically soak up all available RN surface fleet assets? Wake up and smell the roses WEBF, the carriers are a capability we cant afford and should have...

Forum: Military Aviation

13th Apr 2012, 15:50

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Posted By andrewn

That sounds really promising GK121, but the...

That sounds really promising GK121, but the reality is that it only takes one small budgetary cut (over here) and that process you describe stops and all that "promise" turns into another, permanent,...

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