Navy is now down to five ships.

[vic mcclymont]

Lewis, the Russian missile system has only been proven on computer generated programs.
The old May day marches at best showed only missiles that the Russians hoped to achieve.
Their main aim was to provoke the west into spending more and more money?
Vic

[robpage]

At least that Russian system is command radar guided and I think would have very little effect against the ships and I seem to understand from what the radio said that the RAF from Cyprus stayed into international air space before they released their missiles

[Lewis McColl]

Perhaps , Vic but in 1957?was it when the Russian sent this we fella around the world it put the wind up the west.th.jpg, also the earth station how do the relief crews travel to and from the station. I think the Russians should not be under estimated. I am sure our western partners will sleep easy in there beds knowing we have a destroyer on station watching there backs, um!!! just as long as it does not need to travel anywhere in a hurry.

[robpage]

The daring class in the Mediterranean in winter will be fine the problem only occurs in the intercooler system when they are in hot summer Waters particularly in places like the Gulf and there anti aircraft systems are world leaders

[vic mcclymont]

My understanding is that the D class and the Astute class is way ahead of other systems.
Vic

[vic mcclymont]

Lewis, not underestimating Russian systems,in general their engineering systems are somewhat lacking.
Vic

[Lewis McColl]

I do not know enough about these systems so lets hope if they are called into use they can protect our lads and our those on our team. One can only hope that common sense can prevail and the factions involved can sit down around a table and get an agreement to cease hostilities before this gets out of hand.
Please can somebody get that mobile phone of Trump and tell him tweeting is not the way to hold a diplomatic dialogue.

[robpage]

Before the very first day class was built they constructed a complete radar superstructure on the top of the hill overlooking Portsmouth in what was the defence research establishment place which has spent an awful lot of time having aircraft helicopters and everything else flown over it I think that that was up for four or five years before the first daring class came into the Harbour solar system was well tried and tested .

[Lewis McColl]

Lewis, not underestimating Russian systems,in general their engineering systems are somewhat lacking.
Vic

Vic not knocking our lads or gear, perhaps we get a lot of fake news about some problems that the RN are having with certain systems. Hopefully we will not be at the receiving end. Right time to take my leave early start tomorrow morning heading back to the UK for a week , looking forward to getting a decent pint of bitter. Cheers , behave now while I am away.

[robpage]

I think that the equipment that is produced in the UK when the services are left alone to produce what they want but not leaving quite good unfortunately like everything to do with the Military political decisions due interfere