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LOL now I have to say also here delft was right, and there had been a ludicrous statement in the original version of that article, as explained in
China's SCS Strategy Thread 5 minutes ago
China's SCS Strategy Thread 5 minutes ago
Jura The idiot
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Jura The idiot
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Jura The idiot
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now I skimmed over the blog post (dated
1 November 2017
)
Eating Your Own - Cannibalisation in the Royal Navy
the blogger sounded like a typical fanboi, 'things are actually great' no matter what's happened, as in
"The RN, rather than pointing out that the need to keep ships at sea ready to fight tonight means sometimes taking risk, instead seems to have meekly rolled over. Once again, a chance to secure an easy PR win by showing how busy the RN is, what good work it is doing for the public around the globe 24/7/365, and noting that yes, sometimes things break or need replacing, but isn’t the RN doing a bloody good job, has been lost."
1 November 2017
)
Eating Your Own - Cannibalisation in the Royal Navy
the blogger sounded like a typical fanboi, 'things are actually great' no matter what's happened, as in
"The RN, rather than pointing out that the need to keep ships at sea ready to fight tonight means sometimes taking risk, instead seems to have meekly rolled over. Once again, a chance to secure an easy PR win by showing how busy the RN is, what good work it is doing for the public around the globe 24/7/365, and noting that yes, sometimes things break or need replacing, but isn’t the RN doing a bloody good job, has been lost."
Jura The idiot
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now noticed in Twitter
Hi HMS Portland mothballed in Devonport. Not long ago best ASW ship in RN. Will she survive coming cuts or be refitted for further service?
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she won't survive
Hi HMS Portland mothballed in Devonport. Not long ago best ASW ship in RN. Will she survive coming cuts or be refitted for further service?
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she won't survive
The best pics of the QE so far IMHO...with the HMS Dragon right there playing home plate for her.
A CSG made up of a QE class carrier, two Type 045s and two Type 23s (later the new Type 026s) accompanied by one or more Astute SSNs will be among the most power CSGs in the world.
I am looking forward to the day that we see a QE class with at least 24 F-35s accompanied by its full group with two Type 45s, two Type 23s, and an SSN.
Very modern vessels all, and all very capable.
A US Group with one Tico, two Burkes, and two of the up armed Freedom class or the new FFGs, accompanied by one or more Virginia class SSNs would be stronger because of the much higher defensive missile count and the larger and more diverse air wing and their Hawkeyes.
In this regard, the French group probably also excels because of its Hawkeyes and Rafaels...but they simply do not have enough Forbin class DDGs...they would hardly ever have both of them with the carrier, and so you would see one Horizon class DDG, two FREMMs, and a sub in terms of very modern vessels with the carrier.
I believe the overall UK group will be stronger.
The US, again because of its much higher defensive missile count and airwing is still far and away the strongest.
The Portland is not about to be mothballed or deommissioned.
She completed the major overhaul to her systems in 2012 over a 50 week period that saw her her upgrade to Sonar 2087, get all new IT systems, overhaul and upgrade her missiles, Sea Wolf mid-life overhaul, gun replacements, refurbish her galley, and get significant improvements to her accommodations.
Right now I believe she is slated to be decommissioned in 2034 and replaced at that time by one of the new Type 26 FFGs. At least that is the current plan.
Jura The idiot
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Saturday at 10:55 AM
Royal Navy parts cannibalisation – a concern or a crisis? November 6, 2017
the last paragraph is
Strength in depth
If resolving the manpower shortage is the RN’s most serious problem, the next priority must be increasing stocks of spare parts, portable equipment, ammunition and missiles. This is another symptom of a ‘peacetime mindset’ that would quickly be exposed if the RN had to fight in a real conflict. We need a new emphasis on contingency planning, strength in depth and resilience both in manpower and logistics, even if it comes at the expense of new kit. Unfortunately with and “efficiencies” on the way it seems unlikely that the hollowing out of the RN is likely to be reversed anytime soon. Expenditure on mundane behind-the-scenes activity may not get the headlines but is the difference between a showpiece navy and a credible fighting fleet.
... while now:
Royal Navy parts cannibalisation – a concern or a crisis? November 6, 2017
the last paragraph is
Strength in depth
If resolving the manpower shortage is the RN’s most serious problem, the next priority must be increasing stocks of spare parts, portable equipment, ammunition and missiles. This is another symptom of a ‘peacetime mindset’ that would quickly be exposed if the RN had to fight in a real conflict. We need a new emphasis on contingency planning, strength in depth and resilience both in manpower and logistics, even if it comes at the expense of new kit. Unfortunately with and “efficiencies” on the way it seems unlikely that the hollowing out of the RN is likely to be reversed anytime soon. Expenditure on mundane behind-the-scenes activity may not get the headlines but is the difference between a showpiece navy and a credible fighting fleet.
Jura The idiot
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noticed in Twitter:
Yes they are very complex, but why are 4 SSBNs going to cost around 4 x that of 7 Astute class submarines? chart via