Dutch military cleans house

TLAM Strike · 04-08-11, 06:40 AM

http://www.nisnews.nl/public/080411_2.htm

You Britons think you got it bad? The Dutch just caned 17 Cougar Helicopters, 4 Mine Sweepers, all 60 of its Leopard tanks, 1/3 of its F-16s and 6,000 troops.

Blood_splat · 04-08-11, 08:05 AM

Don't worry Team America is your military.

Arclight · 04-08-11, 08:31 AM

Yay.

We can do without the Leopards, but sizing down the navy and airforce doesn't seem very sensible at this point.

Oberon · 04-08-11, 08:34 AM

Ouch, unlucky chaps. Pretty soon we'll be relying on France to defend us all.

Herr-Berbunch · 04-08-11, 09:21 AM

What you need to do is store the F16s, increase the price, and then in a couple of years we'll buy them when we realise we do need some aircraft in the air force (but we won't undergo a maintenance contract!). Then a couple of years after that we'll sell them back at a heavily discounted rate.

What? That's the way it works, isn't it?

Matador.es · 04-08-11, 09:53 AM

its horrible

Oberon · 04-08-11, 10:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

What you need to do is store the F16s, increase the price, and then in a couple of years we'll buy them when we realise we do need some aircraft in the air force (but we won't undergo a maintenance contract!). Then a couple of years after that we'll sell them back at a heavily discounted rate.

What? That's the way it works, isn't it?

That sounds about right.

We could do with some F-16s.

Bakkels · 04-08-11, 10:17 AM

Well don't buy them from us! This morning a Dutch f16 made a landing in Belgium. It crashed through it's landing gear (don't know how to describe that exactly) and part of the tail broke off. It was on it's way to Chile, to which we sold the f16. So if you're going to buy used Dutch f16's, be sure to keep the receipt

Happy Times · 04-08-11, 10:36 AM

Europe has been de-arming itself for years, the real price will come out in the future when others in the world do the opposite.

Oberon · 04-08-11, 12:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bakkels

Well don't buy them from us! This morning a Dutch f16 made a landing in Belgium. It crashed through it's landing gear (don't know how to describe that exactly) and part of the tail broke off. It was on it's way to Chile, to which we sold the f16. So if you're going to buy used Dutch f16's, be sure to keep the receipt

*winces*

Did Messerschmitt make the landing gear?

frau kaleun · 04-08-11, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

*winces*

Did Messerschmitt make the landing gear?

I think the real question is, was Oberon flying the plane?

Gargamel · 04-08-11, 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frau kaleun

I think the real question is, was Oberon flying the plane?

I've seen that lolwaffles thread.... it could have been a few of them flying that thing....

Oberon · 04-08-11, 12:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frau kaleun

I think the real question is, was Oberon flying the plane?

Hey! I resemble that remark

04-08-11, 06:40 AM	#1
TLAM Strike Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 8,633 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 6	Dutch military cleans house http://www.nisnews.nl/public/080411_2.htm You Britons think you got it bad? The Dutch just caned 17 Cougar Helicopters, 4 Mine Sweepers, all 60 of its Leopard tanks, 1/3 of its F-16s and 6,000 troops. __________________

04-08-11, 08:31 AM	#3
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Yay. We can do without the Leopards, but sizing down the navy and airforce doesn't seem very sensible at this point. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

04-08-11, 09:21 AM	#5
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	What you need to do is store the F16s, increase the price, and then in a couple of years we'll buy them when we realise we do need some aircraft in the air force (but we won't undergo a maintenance contract!). Then a couple of years after that we'll sell them back at a heavily discounted rate. What? That's the way it works, isn't it? __________________

04-08-11, 10:17 AM	#8
Bakkels Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Groningen, The Netherlands Posts: 709 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 6	Well don't buy them from us! This morning a Dutch f16 made a landing in Belgium. It crashed through it's landing gear (don't know how to describe that exactly) and part of the tail broke off. It was on it's way to Chile, to which we sold the f16. So if you're going to buy used Dutch f16's, be sure to keep the receipt __________________ My sh3 skins : http://www.gamefront.com/files/user/Bakkels Or go to the sh3 downloads section > skins

04-08-11, 08:05 AM	#2
Blood_splat Samurai Navy Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Beneath the waves Posts: 568 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	Don't worry Team America is your military.

04-08-11, 08:34 AM	#4
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Ouch, unlucky chaps. Pretty soon we'll be relying on France to defend us all.

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Matador.es Chief Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 327 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	its horrible

04-08-11, 10:36 AM	#9
Happy Times Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 2,950 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Europe has been de-arming itself for years, the real price will come out in the future when others in the world do the opposite.