Warship Channel 4

[GrumpyGregry]

I suspect we only know the half of the contributions the navy makes.

Which would be precisely what the folks in Westminster would want us to think. And 50% of very little is not very much at all, even if the 100% is actually something concrete.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

I would love to get an honest opinion from the navy top dogs how they feel about how about all the government's cuts in the last 10 or so years. I don't think the answer would be family-friendly.

Which is part of what I am getting at, what is the point of a surface fleet of a Navy so small and under-equipped as ours now is?

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Which is part of what I am getting at, what is the point of a surface fleet of a Navy so small and under-equipped as ours now is?

My tuppenceworth? I think we were/are moving towards a unified EU armed forces. The RN would lead with the high value, high ticket items like the carriers, Type 45s, SSNs and SSBNs whilst the Germans, Dutch, Danes etc chipped in with the workhorse frigates and corvettes, which predominate in their navies.

 

[Fab Foodie]

In a he light of some of this tgread, I'm thinking of redeploying my canoe from Abingdon to Deal just in case the balloon goes up....

 

[classic33]

In a he light of some of this tgread, I'm thinking of redeploying my canoe from Abingdon to Deal just in case the balloon goes up....

How big are the canoe and the balloon?

 

[Fab Foodie]

How big are the canoe and the balloon?

Top sekrit....

 

[Piemaster]

Which would be precisely what the folks in Westminster would want us to think. And 50% of very little is not very much at all, even if the 100% is actually something concrete.

Thats assuming Westminster know and understand everything the Admiralty are doing, which I somehow doubt.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Is it an ocean going canoe?

Whilst Dreadnought in proportion and handling alas it is for calm inshore waters only. More home fleet than task-force material.

There again, I may just use it for fishing unless specifically requisitioned by the Navy.

 

[Crackle]

Is it an ocean going canoe?

He bought it cheap off some bloke called Darwin.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Whilst Dreadnought in proportion and handling alas it is for calm inshore waters only. More home fleet than task-force material.

There again, I may just use it for fishing unless specifically requisitioned by the Navy.

You should fit wheels to it and paddle up and down the high street

 

[Fab Foodie]

You should fit wheels to it and paddle up and down the high street

We do have sea in Deal...

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

We do have sea in Deal...

How many terrorist attacks have been sea-based?

Do your duty and get those wheels fitted...

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Foodie on patrol

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Thats assuming Westminster know and understand everything the Admiralty are doing, which I somehow doubt.

You think the Admiralty know and understand everything they are doing?

 

[Piemaster]

You think the Admiralty know and understand everything they are doing?

An ex-submarine artificer I sailed with reckoned he gave up during an inspection by an Admiral trying to gently correct that a nuke boat is steam powered and just agreed with whatever he thought.
Think the Navy has more Admirals than vessels now.