MP interference...

Steel_Tomb · 03-28-08, 09:43 AM

Now they're talking of scrapping the two carriers being planned. Great, so we have, and will continue to have no airborne fleet defense. The RN has been neglected for decades, and as soon as they seem to finally be getting some new ships some stuck up MP prat goes and suggests that we cancel them?!

Army commanders are saying that the RAF/RN get too much funding. Have they already forgotten that the RAF provides the air lift support for the troops? What about the recon work done by the Nimrod? I'm sure they'd be the first to complain if these we cut short.

Seem to be going around in circles, it would seem the commons have forgotten that the military actually needs funding now and then! Perhaps its time to increase the defense budget to more than a pathetic 3% of the UK's GDP!

Tchocky · 03-28-08, 09:48 AM

Scrapping? Really? That's incredibly stupid. The Invincible-class were ASW carriers for the GIUk gap, and that's not a problem anymore. What the UK needs ios power projection, and that's what the new carriers give. Silly MP's, I doubt they'll manage to cancel it.

Got a link?

I'm looking, and can't see anything.

On the wiki - the crew will be 600 men for a 75,000 ton ship! Wow!

Steel_Tomb · 03-28-08, 11:07 AM

Tchocky, its on the front page:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...arriers127.xml

The British Government never ceases to amaze me when it comes to defense. Just before Iraq they were saying that everything was fine, and then come a few months later... Troops don't have desert DPM's or enough equipment. When my dad was out there he had to borrow someone else's flak jacket and rifle! He personally had a pistol with 6 rounds of ammunition! Not even a full mag! Yet the Government said that they were "unaware of problems" *sigh* complete bunch of fools.

Perhaps someone can enlighten me why GR variant Harriers are stationed on RN "carriers" now, since when were ground attack aircraft effective fighters, they can't even carry slammers for pity sake!

Makes you wish Guy Forkes had managed to blow up Parliament, would have gotten rid of the useless idiots before they started to interfere and screw everything up!

Jimbuna · 03-28-08, 12:28 PM

I know a lady who's son is presently serving in Afghanistan. She had to send him out a decent pair of boots

03-28-08, 09:43 AM	#1
Steel_Tomb Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cambridgeshire - UK Posts: 1,128 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	MP interference... Now they're talking of scrapping the two carriers being planned. Great, so we have, and will continue to have no airborne fleet defense. The RN has been neglected for decades, and as soon as they seem to finally be getting some new ships some stuck up MP prat goes and suggests that we cancel them?! Army commanders are saying that the RAF/RN get too much funding. Have they already forgotten that the RAF provides the air lift support for the troops? What about the recon work done by the Nimrod? I'm sure they'd be the first to complain if these we cut short. Seem to be going around in circles, it would seem the commons have forgotten that the military actually needs funding now and then! Perhaps its time to increase the defense budget to more than a pathetic 3% of the UK's GDP! __________________ _______________________________________________ System Spec: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4Ghz \| 4Gb Corsair XMS2 Dominator DDR2 PC-2 6400 RAM \| XFX GeForce 8800GTS 640mb PCI-E \| Creative X-fi sound card \| 250Gb HDD \| *Rest In Peace Dave, you will be missed.*

03-28-08, 09:48 AM	#2
Tchocky Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,874 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Scrapping? Really? That's incredibly stupid. The Invincible-class were ASW carriers for the GIUk gap, and that's not a problem anymore. What the UK needs ios power projection, and that's what the new carriers give. Silly MP's, I doubt they'll manage to cancel it. Got a link? I'm looking, and can't see anything. On the wiki - the crew will be 600 men for a 75,000 ton ship! Wow! __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

03-28-08, 11:07 AM	#3
Steel_Tomb Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cambridgeshire - UK Posts: 1,128 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Tchocky, its on the front page: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...arriers127.xml The British Government never ceases to amaze me when it comes to defense. Just before Iraq they were saying that everything was fine, and then come a few months later... Troops don't have desert DPM's or enough equipment. When my dad was out there he had to borrow someone else's flak jacket and rifle! He personally had a pistol with 6 rounds of ammunition! Not even a full mag! Yet the Government said that they were "unaware of problems" sigh complete bunch of fools. Perhaps someone can enlighten me why GR variant Harriers are stationed on RN "carriers" now, since when were ground attack aircraft effective fighters, they can't even carry slammers for pity sake! Makes you wish Guy Forkes had managed to blow up Parliament, would have gotten rid of the useless idiots before they started to interfere and screw everything up! __________________ _______________________________________________ System Spec: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4Ghz \| 4Gb Corsair XMS2 Dominator DDR2 PC-2 6400 RAM \| XFX GeForce 8800GTS 640mb PCI-E \| Creative X-fi sound card \| 250Gb HDD \| *Rest In Peace Dave, you will be missed.*

03-28-08, 12:28 PM	#4
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,893 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I know a lady who's son is presently serving in Afghanistan. She had to send him out a decent pair of boots __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!