Charles and Agincourt

[forest of dean redneck 11,770]

12 minutes ago, Born Hunter said:

It hadn’t been officially named. The name Agincourt was a working name that was expected to be the official name as with the first six of class.

You must be popular at pub quiz’s  and trivial pursuit lol 

[Born Hunter 17,832]

2 minutes ago, forest of dean redneck said:

You must be popular at pub quiz’s  and trivial pursuit lol 

Nah just read about it on a source I trust 

[Daniel cain 46,448]

28 minutes ago, forest of dean redneck said:

Isn’t it bad luck to change name of a nautical vessel? 

Apparently it has to be taken out the water,and in a drydock, before changing the name....GM will know for sure

[Lenmcharristar 9,925]

22 minutes ago, Born Hunter said:

I just typed out loads but thought I’d focus a bit. I think the biggest issue is how we seem to think we can take big capability holidays, like a war will come with ten years notice. Not sure what the status is now but certainly at the start of Ukraine the royal navies ability to actually sink a peer warships was limited to hoping one of probably two globally deployed subs was in theatre. The fleet air wing had/has no anti ship weapons and the surface ships had obsolete ones. Even the Typhoons defending our homeland have basically no ability to sink an enemy ship in our waters. 

We’re doing the same now with our amphibious and land warfighting capabilities. Could we establish a beachhead or deploy a true division in the event of war?

No none of that, what will happen is as like always, the crown will call upon the fighting men from ulster to do the ass kicking then after its all done and dusted the king like always will shaft the ulster scots. Until a war comes knocking

[forest of dean redneck 11,770]

1 minute ago, Daniel cain said:

Apparently it has to be taken out the water,and in a drydock, before changing the name....GM will know for sure

I didn’t know if it was like an old wives tale ?

[chartpolski 24,861]

It originally had the working name of "Ajax", then, "Agincourt", now "Achilles".

I wish they'd make their minds up ! LOL !

Cheers.

[Goly 1,816]

41 minutes ago, TOMO said:

Fucks sake born....stop being all reasonable and sensible....and start bitching at the government..Royals...or anybody else like the rest of us..

I blame the carbs in his diet, bring back Henry Viii!

Edited January 29 by Goly

[jukel123 8,825]

'Achilles'  does not strike fear and respect into our enemies. It suggests an obvious vulnerability in the heel area. Let's hope they haven't built it with a pull_out bath plug in the hull.

Edited January 29 by jukel123

[jukel123 8,825]

42 minutes ago, Born Hunter said:

Another huge one that no one wants to take seriously is that if even a shitty cruise missile was launched at our nation in a surprise attack we pretty much have no defence. Homeland missile defence isn’t a thing in the UK. If it was an advanced cruise/hypersonic missile or even a mass missile attack they would rain down on us.

If there was warning then a very limited number of specialist warships and land based air defence systems could be deployed to defend high value targets. That’s it. Ballistic missiles… no chance.

You have not factored in the deterrent effect of STIFFMEISTER.  Amateur.

[scotty12 2,773]