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Forum: Military Aviation
31st Jan 2013, 17:07
Replies: 1,385
Views: 316,320
Posted By Heathrow Harry

found something - sure viable??? look at...

found something - sure

viable??? look at the costs they estimate - you could buy an aircraft carrier for that sort of money........
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jan 2013, 07:57
Replies: 1,385
Views: 316,320
Posted By Heathrow Harry

Milo The main problem with the T42's (apart...

Milo

The main problem with the T42's (apart from their lack of decent fire control and a goalkeeper gun) was that the original design wasn't long enough which made them pretty poor sea boats - the...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jan 2013, 12:34
Replies: 1,385
Views: 316,320
Posted By Heathrow Harry

if they come of a cruise liner they have to be...

if they come of a cruise liner they have to be boated ashore - and they'd never get past the ladies selling them (Chinese made) penguin dolls
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jan 2013, 08:50
Replies: 1,385
Views: 316,320
Posted By Heathrow Harry

and in 1982 almost all those forces were stuck in...

and in 1982 almost all those forces were stuck in Germany or the N Atlantic watching the Bear......................
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jan 2013, 16:20
Replies: 1,385
Views: 316,320
Posted By Heathrow Harry

I think naming a bit of the Antarctic - which...

I think naming a bit of the Antarctic - which no-one owns - to be rank stupidity

Talk about throwing petrol on a fire......... totally unnecessary and just give the ARgies another excuse to get...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Jan 2013, 15:13
Replies: 1,385
Views: 316,320
Posted By Heathrow Harry

there were a lot of Hitler admirers in the UK as...

there were a lot of Hitler admirers in the UK as well - some in the cabinet

I'm sure if we'd been invaded the usual creeps would also have "come round" to see Nazism as the only true way
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Jan 2013, 11:47
Replies: 1,385
Views: 316,320
Posted By Heathrow Harry

Trim Stab wrote:- "Argentina's best option is to...

Trim Stab wrote:- "Argentina's best option is to develop a strategy that will make it more attractive in the long-term for the Falklanders to adopt allegiance to Argentina. There was a recent...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Jan 2013, 10:54
Replies: 1,385
Views: 316,320
Posted By Heathrow Harry

what do you mean "not native to the Falkland...

what do you mean "not native to the Falkland Islands"???

When do people become "natives"??

The Falklands have been British for longer than Texas has been part of the USA and is approx the same...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jan 2013, 16:51
Replies: 1,385
Views: 316,320
Posted By Heathrow Harry

"do they actually pull their financial weight" ...

"do they actually pull their financial weight"

They make their money as follows:-

The Falkland Islands have a GDP of $105 million, and a per capita GDP of $35,400 (2002 estimate) placing the...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Dec 2012, 14:30
Replies: 1,385
Views: 316,320
Posted By Heathrow Harry

wellllllll... read any book on practical...

wellllllll... read any book on practical politics etc and you'd be amazed how interwoven the UK & the US are in defence and strategy at a working, day-to-day level

Things like GCHQ and NSA are...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Dec 2012, 10:30
Replies: 1,385
Views: 316,320
Posted By Heathrow Harry

keesje there is a lot of difference between...

keesje

there is a lot of difference between a population of 2,500 people (the Falklands) and 100,000+

Most people in the Falklands hold down several jobs and they are still dependent on...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Dec 2012, 10:25
Replies: 1,385
Views: 316,320
Posted By Heathrow Harry

Temp Spike -I think you misunderstand me - I was...

Temp Spike -I think you misunderstand me - I was getting at Churchills Ghost who posted the usual British anti-European idea that we should get out and then (somehow) revive our contacts with the old...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Dec 2012, 16:26
Replies: 1,385
Views: 316,320
Posted By Heathrow Harry

Churchills ghost wrote:- "Time for Britain...

Churchills ghost wrote:-

"Time for Britain to battle on by herself (maybe with the aid of Canada and Australia) and (especially) to leave the EU!"

ahh the old Empire calls - whenever I mention...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Dec 2012, 17:31
Replies: 1,385
Views: 316,320
Posted By Heathrow Harry

"A major oil find right now would help, close...

"A major oil find right now would help, close enough for the oil to be piped to the islands for, at least, a storage station but preferably a refinery, should keep all the islanders happy, worked...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Dec 2012, 10:59
Replies: 1,385
Views: 316,320
Posted By Heathrow Harry

"Pre infiltrated SF units may be compromised but...

"Pre infiltrated SF units may be compromised but with the way
the Falklands are, they shouldn't have any problem landing
and staying hidden until needed.2


there's not on square metre of...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Dec 2012, 10:52
Replies: 1,385
Views: 316,320
Posted By Heathrow Harry

The Aussie landings at Dilli are real red herring...

The Aussie landings at Dilli are real red herring - they weren't opposed and the government & rebels are hardly up to any standard what-so-ever

I have a feeling Air North & Merpati were able to...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Dec 2012, 08:59
Replies: 1,385
Views: 316,320
Posted By Heathrow Harry

The FFA has 5 C-130H - if they are all working,...

The FFA has 5 C-130H - if they are all working, which I doubt , that's a total lift of circa 300 troops.

A company of infantry at MPA is circa 250 men plus another 1000 odds & sodds

I think it...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Dec 2012, 11:42
Replies: 1,385
Views: 316,320
Posted By Heathrow Harry

Arriving at MPA they are quite ready to shoot you...

Arriving at MPA they are quite ready to shoot you for taking a picture of the old rustbucket VC-10 that is parked in the same place as it is on Google earth every day -

I just can't see how you...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Dec 2012, 11:56
Replies: 1,385
Views: 316,320
Posted By Heathrow Harry

WEBF -we're in the same situation as the Argies...

WEBF -we're in the same situation as the Argies in the deep south - both of us have a specific vessel for use in the area, both of them are buggered and will cost too much to fix

both of us have...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Dec 2012, 15:53
Replies: 1,385
Views: 316,320
Posted By Heathrow Harry

Pot-kettle-black "Another vessel knocked out...

Pot-kettle-black

"Another vessel knocked out of action is the icebreaker Admiral Irizar when as a consequence of the 2007 fire in the engine room was virtually burnt down. The original timetable...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Nov 2012, 11:03
Replies: 1,385
Views: 316,320
Posted By Heathrow Harry

A big US company has already taken up an interest...

A big US company has already taken up an interest in the S Falklands area
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Nov 2012, 09:51
Replies: 1,385
Views: 316,320
Posted By Heathrow Harry

"hehn reading the reports there are a lot of...

"hehn reading the reports there are a lot of 'ifs' and 'maybes' but as you say it does look like there is oil."

yeah but any oil company is going to put in a lot of ifs and buts - if only so they...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Apr 2012, 12:04
Replies: 1,385
Views: 316,320
Posted By Heathrow Harry

read this weeks Economist for the financial...

read this weeks Economist for the financial shenanigans the current Argie Govt are up to - shades of 1982 with the wheels coming off all over the place
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Feb 2012, 16:14
Replies: 1,385
Views: 316,320
Posted By Heathrow Harry

I see in this weeks "economist" that they've...

I see in this weeks "economist" that they've stopped using Argie Govt figures on their economy as Mrs K & friends are leaning on the independent authority and individuals to keep published inflation...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Feb 2012, 09:43
Replies: 1,385
Views: 316,320
Posted By Heathrow Harry

last year I was speaking to a couple of long time...

last year I was speaking to a couple of long time Falklanders (one of who spent 40+days locked up in a shed near Goose Green in 1982)

They both reckoned that in the 1970's the general view was...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jan 2012, 15:12
Replies: 1,385
Views: 316,320
Posted By Heathrow Harry

on the thing that bugs me is that we have no...

on the thing that bugs me is that we have no medium or long range AA missiles

10 km range with a Rapier seems aking for trouble

a couple of Patriot batteries (150km range) on W Falklands...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Apr 2011, 13:56
Replies: 1,385
Views: 316,320
Posted By Heathrow Harry

The Intelligence Services? Actually they are...

The Intelligence Services?

Actually they are a pretty average bunch of incompetents - they never forecast the Arab risings, the fall of the USSR and most other major events

mainly their...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Apr 2011, 14:15
Replies: 1,385
Views: 316,320
Posted By Heathrow Harry

If they find oil in economic quantities we can...

If they find oil in economic quantities we can ask for a bigger cheque in return for more kit there
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Apr 2011, 14:42
Replies: 1,385
Views: 316,320
Posted By Heathrow Harry

"If there was indication of any significant and...

"If there was indication of any significant and economically viable oil reserves down that way (which the spook community would know about long before most oil & gas professionals, let alone the...
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