Think its about time this thread got a bump:
From the BVT Stand at DSEi 2009.
My first thoughts are I can’t help but look at the design and think it looks like a moderate sized ship shoved onto the hull of a large one, there seems to be lots of unused deck space, the hanger in particular looks small and I would of thought a full sized dual hanger would make more sense on the versatility front – after all you can always place UAVs in there instead of a Merlin.
Also Artisan looks a little out of place on that huge mast.
Feels like the right place to post this, good that a dual mode Brimstone is now operational and combat proven, even if its not particularly accurate (only 3 carried – What?).
A Taliban fighter was killed by an RAF Top Gun who fired a missile through a hole the size of a grapefruit.
The Harrier jump jet ace spotted the sniper waiting to kill Our Boys from thousands of feet up over Afghanistan.
The insurgent had planned to take out troops as they entered the compound from a tiny “murder hole” in the wall.
But after fixing his cross-hair on the gap the soldier had made, the RAF hero unleashed the new Dual Mode Brimstone Missile with devastating accuracy.
This is the first operational use of the radar-guided supersonic speed weapon.
Three of the 1.8 metre long missiles – which can hit static or moving targets – can be carried by the Harrier GR9 and the Tornado GR4.
Tornado Force Commander Gp Capt Colin Basnett said the “incredibly precise” Brimstone is a vital tool.
He added: “It’s significantly increased the capability of Tornado Force to strike targets.”
http://www.modoracle.com/news/Taliban-Fighter-Hit-By-Top-Gun_18921.html
Kev old mate, your wish is my command!
Thanks mate, but its not the same ship, that’s another one of the concepts that is floating around for C1, its a damn site better looking than the butt ugly one that was showcased on the BVT stand at DSEi.
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