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September 14, 2011 at 10:00 pm in reply to: CVF Construction #2034067

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What serge said…. your efforts are appreciated.

September 14, 2011 at 1:29 pm in reply to: Indian Navy – News & Discussion – IV #2034181

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Saab’s Official Brief To Indian Navy On Sea Gripen

Saab made this presentation to the Indian Navy on September 6 in Goa during the INS Hansa golden jubilee event. This is exclusive to Livefist.

As its exclusive not posting the slides. Let him get some hits :diablo:

Thanks! The slide on MTOW with a skijump, using different engine variants is certainly interesting.

September 7, 2011 at 4:45 pm in reply to: Hot Dog's Ketchup Filled F-35 News Thread #2317721

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Cost is not a KPP and will not affect how the F-35 executes it’s mission. Neither the US nor any partner nation has reduced it’s order significantly as to affect their respective capability with the F-35. Nice try though 😉

But the US F-35 budget does not exist in a vacuum. If they have to spend more than planned on buying a set amount of F-35, there will be less money for other things, be it personal soldier protection or whatever.

August 26, 2011 at 1:15 pm in reply to: Air Ops Over Libya (Part Deux) #2323898

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Myeah. Compare the war reporting in Vietnam, to what they’re doing these days. From 1990 and on it has really been poor.

August 23, 2011 at 5:29 pm in reply to: BAE/Dassault OUAS #2325815

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The concern, he says, is that the UK isn’t developing a demonstration phase.

What does he think Taranis is?

August 16, 2011 at 4:19 pm in reply to: Indian Navy – News & Discussion – IV #2036423

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Yes it does me chuckle that there are lots of recent pictures for the Varyag refit but hardly anything for IAC.

I know, right? And in another thread we hear about lack of transparency making it easier for China to pour money into their carriers…

August 14, 2011 at 9:02 pm in reply to: China Aircraft Carrier Trials #2036979

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John K, I have to ask, what do you think about MBDA making SCALP and Exocet one one hand, and SAMs with anti-missile capabilities like VL Mica and Aster on the other hand?

Or what about http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M10_Tank_Destroyer and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M4_Sherman

August 13, 2011 at 11:03 pm in reply to: China Aircraft Carrier Trials #2037120

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Why does a post about China by a member in the UK launch you into an anti American……….oh never mind! More power to you!:D

You missed the point, it wasn’t an anti-american rant.

August 12, 2011 at 5:45 pm in reply to: China Aircraft Carrier Trials #2037326

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Well my point wasn’t specifically about frigates and subs. It’s like saying, what’s the point of MBDA hyping their Exocet at the same time as they’re hyping Aster and VL Mica?

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Why spend billions on a carrier if they are so vulnerable?

Not many navies have nuclear subs, and the Astute is pretty expensive kit. The most recent number I read was £3,8 billion for three units.

P.P.S. I think we may have been discussing entirely different points! I haven’t been following what the Chinese MOD have been saying about their Anti-Ship BMs, if you were strictly disputing their hype, then that’s a point I failed to pick up.

August 12, 2011 at 4:29 pm in reply to: China Aircraft Carrier Trials #2037339

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I find it interesting that China is completing its first carrier at the same time as it is boasting about its “anti-carrier” ballistic missile. You would think they would want one or the other. If carriers are so vulnerable, why build one?

That’s like saying the RN shouldn’t buy submarines because they have ASW frigates.

August 11, 2011 at 11:04 pm in reply to: CVF Construction #2037435

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QE class will at maximum in a crisis have 36 fighters onboard, two catapults is adequate for the sortie rate of that number of aircraft.

Yep, the US CVV design had two cats for 40 fighters + Prowlers, Vikings, Hawkeyes.

August 11, 2011 at 1:44 pm in reply to: Carrier Hilarity on the Beeb #2369716

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It would be strange for the Argentinians to be amused every time they hear of someone called Thatcher.

It’s not really a question of PCness. The Manchester United youth team had, until recently, a player called Etzatz Hussain. I went to school with someone with the last name of Hussain. I recall other public figures called Hussain. It’s a very common last name, so it’s not at all strange that a Rear Admiral has that name.

I agree, J Boyle, that we don’t have to make assumptions about the original poster.

Btw The Hitler analogy is a bit of a stretch. It got scrubbed out of use, people with that name changed their last names. Can’t really compare Hitler and Saddam Hussain.

August 7, 2011 at 1:57 pm in reply to: Chinook Down #2370751

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Edit: Sorry mrmalaya, I think I missed the point of your original post, actually. Journalistic editorialism is a big subject to tackle, though.

August 7, 2011 at 1:10 pm in reply to: Chinook Down #2370760

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I don’t know what you expect from the press though – there will always be opinion-laden pieces in most kinds of news outlets, especially the modern TV news channels. On websites like AP, Reuters, or BBC, you can usually tell the opinion pieces from the mainly fact-only news items. Such as: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-14435854

August 7, 2011 at 12:36 pm in reply to: Chinook Down #2370802

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the thing that gets me about this story is the way the BBC (for one) are reporting it like its a crushing blow to NATO and a victory for the Taliban.

30+ killed in a shot-down helicopter, do you want them to sugar-coat it? How can one possibly report this in a positive light?
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