TUFFTY 1,476 Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/317745-my-latest-little-project/ This is the sister ship. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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CBdogsA1 420 Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 Jeeze, I thought it was about her first orgasum Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fireman 10,917 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 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! So it'd leave not a lot of trace of one then?, (but i was just trying being funny about the missing one but no ones keeping up ) but thanks anyway . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,763 Posted March 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 LOL. A yank Cruiser shot down an Iranian commercial airliner in the 80s. That left a pretty big mess....... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 https://navynews.co.uk/archive/news/item/10205 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pip1968 2,490 Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 went on sea trials on hms cambletown from cammel lairds and was in mock battles out in the irish sea with subs planes and other boats,also seen the 4.5 cannon getting fired and a gatlon gun that could fire 2000 rounds a minute that was made by the dutch tbh my dad who was a shipwrite and worked there for 27yrs only ever went on trials once on hms liverpool and was gutted i got on the trials Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gonetoearth 5,144 Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 Fook i remember the liverpool getting launched Great site watching her coming down out the big shed. Then went aboad her a few time when she came home went to see her off before her decom. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,763 Posted March 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 went on sea trials on hms cambletown from cammel lairds and was in mock battles out in the irish sea with subs planes and other boats,also seen the 4.5 cannon getting fired and a gatlon gun that could fire 2000 rounds a minute that was made by the dutch tbh my dad who was a shipwrite and worked there for 27yrs only ever went on trials once on hms liverpool and was gutted i got on the trials What did you do for that honour Pip? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pesky1972 5,289 Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 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" Amazing piece of engineering granted. Sadly much of it was built using cheap Eastern European labour as we have nowhere near enough skilled men in the UK any more to build something half this size. I think that's sad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Huan72 687 Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 The biggest terrorist threat to these ships will be from a small vessel when they are moored up. Its about time our navy clawed its way back up the leagues, we have the best blokes in all three forces, they deserve and need the best kit. We have been playing catch up on some of our kit for too long Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,763 Posted March 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 Fook i remember the liverpool getting launched Great site watching her coming down out the big shed. Then went aboad her a few time when she came home went to see her off before her decom. Without doubt I'm going down to see these new carriers. Maybe later this year but definitely when they become operational. Bigger than the Titanic and packing a hell of a punch! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gonetoearth 5,144 Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 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" Amazing piece of engineering granted. Sadly much of it was built using cheap Eastern European labour as we have nowhere near enough skilled men in the UK any more to build something half this size. I think that's sad. . Who told you that shite Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,763 Posted March 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 (edited) Amazing piece of engineering granted. Sadly much of it was built using cheap Eastern European labour as we have nowhere near enough skilled men in the UK any more to build something half this size. I think that's sad. Maybe, I couldn't say. But the technicians, engineers, scientists and project managers almost certainly won't have been cheap, foreign or second rate. Edited March 27, 2014 by Born Hunter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gonetoearth 5,144 Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 (edited) Amazing piece of engineering granted. Sadly much of it was built using cheap Eastern European labour as we have nowhere near enough skilled men in the UK any more to build something half this size. I think that's sad. Maybe, I couldn't say. But the technicians, engineers, scientists and project managers almost certainly won't have been cheap, foreign or second rate. . Nither are the welders bud. Go to barrow or lairds Edited March 27, 2014 by gonetoearth Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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