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Originally Posted by Skybird
I have overwhelming doubts that you can protect you interests at sea with such s small navy, small in numbers. The British navy is not the British navy anymore. Also, if things go tough, such a small force will find it incredibly hard to digest even the smallest of small losses.
We. Need. More. Platforms.
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They can still rattle your cage ... the British budget for the Royal Navy is to protect Great Britain not China.
As for these disputed islands in the sea, that the Philippines and even Vietnam have claimed as their sovereign area,
are being claimed by China have a more important value to them than the obvious one.
These islands could be used for Chinese submarines to surface in and resupply themselves with weapons and food in a time of world conflict.
They don't think we would target such a little island with a nuclear weapon.
Notice how upset they get when our oceanography ships get too close and now GB is sending a ASW ship to challenge their claim.