Born Hunter 17,789 Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 (edited) So I'm sick of talking about shooting hares, thought I'd change the subject to shooting Argies. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/industry/defence/10723164/Britains-largest-warship-nears-completion.html 100 days from today the first of our two new Queen Elizabeth class carriers will be named in an official ceremony and kitted out for sea trials to enter full service in 2020. Have a flick through the CG images of her on the link. Fecking amazing piece of British engineering and the colossal scale of this world class project leaves me quite proud to be British quite frankly. So forgive me for this thread and my geekery. "Si vis pacem, para bellum" Edited March 26, 2014 by Born Hunter 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gonetoearth 5,144 Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 So I'm sick of talking about shooting hares, thought I'd change the subject to shooting Argies. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/industry/defence/10723164/Britains-largest-warship-nears-completion.html 100 days from today the first of our two new Queen Elizabeth class carriers will be named in an official ceremony and kitted out for sea trials to enter full service in 2020. Have a flick through the CG images of her on the link. Fecking amazing piece of British engineering and the colossal scale of this world class project leaves me quite proud to be British quite frankly. So forgive me for this thread and my geekery. "Si vis pacem, para bellum" ive been following their progress. Some kit Britain without a carrier just is not right , i have photos of my grandad on ww2 arkroyal Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frann 882 Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Brittania rules the waves Proud of our Navy ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Nah don't mind this geeky side of you mate , it's when you go off on one about the stars and planets lol Lab just loves you and malt. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,789 Posted March 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 As a sailor or marine, how much pride will ships like that and the new Destroyers give you? The military in its entireity once again have a mobile command platform to launch operations anywhere on the globe with kit that can only be matched by other world leading militaries. Yeah there are going to be sceptics that simply see these assets as another escuse to send our soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines to war or the whole project as a waste of money but for me it's the backbone of our countries history and security. If nothing else the British end product is fecking awesome! LOL. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Shame we'll have no planes to grace her decks for f***ing years and years! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,789 Posted March 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 (edited) Shame we'll have no planes to grace her decks for f*****g years and years! 6 years...... I can wait, lol. I just hope the Joint Strike Fighter is all it's cracked up to be..... Plenty of fitting out, sea trials, snagging, crew training, battle group training, hele training etc etc to do before then. f**k the JSF, let me rip at em with one of those CIWS guns firing 3000 20mm rounds per minute! Edited March 26, 2014 by Born Hunter 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fireman 10,945 Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 I wonder what the defence sustems are like on a modern warship, say against a kamikarzi airliner for example? . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 I wonder what the defence sustems are like on a modern warship, say against a kamikarzi airliner for example? .The carrier will probably be deployed in a group containing a type 45 destroyer which is the most advanced air defence ship in the world. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_45_destroyer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 I wonder what the defence sustems are like on a modern warship, say against a kamikarzi airliner for example? .The carrier will probably be deployed in a group containing a type 45 destroyer which is the most advanced air defence ship in the world. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_45_destroyer with no planes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 I wonder what the defence sustems are like on a modern warship, say against a kamikarzi airliner for example? . The carrier will probably be deployed in a group containing a type 45 destroyer which is the most advanced air defence ship in the world.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_45_destroyer with no planes Aye but it will look good though! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 I wonder what the defence sustems are like on a modern warship, say against a kamikarzi airliner for example? .The carrier will probably be deployed in a group containing a type 45 destroyer which is the most advanced air defence ship in the world.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_45_destroyer with no planes Aye but it will look good though! a floating car park, maybe we could relocate our drones from waddington Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 I wonder what the defence sustems are like on a modern warship, say against a kamikarzi airliner for example? . The carrier will probably be deployed in a group containing a type 45 destroyer which is the most advanced air defence ship in the world.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_45_destroyer with no planes Aye but it will look good though! a floating car park, maybe we could relocate our drones from waddington What they doing there, I thought the drones were all buzzing round the Houses of Parliament pretending to run the country? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 teats the clowns Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,789 Posted March 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 I wonder what the defence sustems are like on a modern warship, say against a kamikarzi airliner for example? . The carriers themselves have fully automated Phalanx CIWS firing 3000 20mm rounds per minute which are for defence from close areal threats, missile or aircraft. Before it becomes operational it'll have the capacity to carry 40 aircraft, including it's fixed wing multirole Joint Strike Fighters. It'll also carry Merlin helis for sub warfare and general recon and Chinooks & Apaches to support it's compliment of 250 RMs. Top that off with the rest of the carrier battle group, which will include a Type-45 destroyer and Type-23/26 Frigate and quite possible an Astute class sub and I think they have all their bases covered...... A kamikazi airliner could be detected and shot down from over 100km away with a single missile without even having to launch a fighter or even from less than a km away with bursts of Phalanx fire from an entire battle group. Safe as houses! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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