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Maikeru

Major
Registered Member
I agree in the strongest possible terms. This is a 2nd or a 3rd tier force that simply cannot operate independently in a peer-level conflict. Forget sustainment, the only way the Royal Navy would be useful in a Pacific War, is if they simply fully integrated all of their ships/personnel under a US chain of command.


British Armed Forces in totality, need to have a serious conversation about what their priorities are, and what is truly a security concern for the realm. UK can meaningfully contribute to helping USA fight in the Pacific, but attempting to create their own CSG is just not it. But I get it. This is a country that's confused about their own destiny and their own aspirations, which is reflected in the nonsensical politics of UK. Their own electorate is unsure of whether it wants to be part of Europe, the long arm of United States, or a truly sovereign state.

Until UK determines what its interests are, they cannot construct a meaningful battle force that would credibly defend those interests. This is a country that has had Theresa May, Boris Johnson, and Liz Truss as national leaders. People who stand and believe in nothing. Which is perfectly mirrored in the state of their armed forces.
Fully integrate with US is exactly what they'd do and have done since at least Iraq 2003.

Liz Truss stood for something. It may have been something batshit mental, but it was something. BoJo only ever stood for himself.
 

Strangelove

Colonel
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They need to cease spending on education and NHS, and pump more money to the military.


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UK warned of waning influence in NATO​

The British military could lose its “fortunate” position in the alliance as its army downsizes, a senior bloc commander has claimed

The UK is at risk of losing its status of major NATO power due to its relatively small military, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe General Tim Radford warned in an interview released on Tuesday.

Speaking to the Daily Telegraph, the NATO official outlined that the UK, which has enjoyed a position of influence within the US-led military bloc since its establishment after WWII, is now “in danger of not holding on” to it.

“I think we [the British military] are too small,” Radford said. He went on to describe the UK’s position within NATO as “fortunate,” but added: “I worry that if we don’t invest and we don’t build up our industrial base and we don’t lead as we should, we might lose that position.”

One of Radford’s major grievances is the declining numbers in the UK army, which is set to decrease to 73,000, according to plans announced as early as 2021. He also warned that the advanced technologies which London is heavily betting on are not capable of fully replacing military personnel.

“I think we’ve had a slight awakening after Ukraine, but we need to do a twin track approach,” Radford noted. While recognizing the importance of innovation in the military, he pointed out that this potential should “be underpinned with hard fighting power.”

“If someone comes toward you with a tank, you can’t cyber it away. You can’t cross a bridge with cyber. It needs to be balanced,”
he said.
Radford’s remarks come after UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace stated in January that the nation’s military is “hollowed out and underfunded.” That same month, Sky News reported that an unnamed senior US general privately told Wallace that the British military was no longer considered a top-level fighting force due to decades of defense cuts.

Despite this apparent criticism, in May, the Times reported that Wallace still planned to press forward with plans to cut the army’s size, intending to reduce the number of infantry in favor of artillery.

At the same time, the UK emerged as one of the most active supporters of Ukraine in its conflict with Russia, pledging £4.6 billion ($5.9 billion) in military assistance. It was also the first country to offer modern battle tanks to Kiev, later pledging to provide it with depleted-uranium shells, leaving Moscow furious.
 
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Breadbox

Junior Member
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What the fuck is Prigozhin doing honestly, he had not built up enough popularity and reputation for himself for people to rally to his side, and to do this during an Ukrainian offensive just confirms his status as a blatant traitor to the public.

I expect him to be annihilated quickly and whatever good he did wiped out. Amateurish and pure hubris.
 
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