Mission Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 It's not often you get to feel proud to be British these days (it's almost as if it's been outlawed) but this article (or the scanned copy of it that I got emailed certainly did put a bit of a lump in my throat as I was reading it (probably only those that still have a bit of 'little boy' in them and of a certain age will feel teh same). HMS Bloody Awesome! Ships Webby Ignoring the cost, and the fact the Navy has and continues to have to make cuts it's still nice to know that Britain has the skills and means to pull something like this off. I'm sure a few of these alongside one of the new Queen Elizabeth class carriers would be a sight to behold in a few years time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Meoff Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Looks amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3v0 Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Oooh shiny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempus Fugit Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 some more pix of it posted here and here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
immortalpuppet Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Nice target on what i assume to be the radar tower! Has it got the goalkeeper missile system? There were talks and even trials i think of putting a stripped down rapier fsc system on a ship at some point. FSC hooked into a ships radar would be fun. edit: read the specs and by fook it has some missile/radar system on board! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Meoff Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 call it the HMS Dowling...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grant Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Bloody fantastic, If only we had a ben my daring! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbms Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 It's fugly and a waste of space and cash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La_Dolce_Vita Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 It's fugly and a waste of space and cash You think, why? . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La_Dolce_Vita Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 It's not often you get to feel proud to be British these days You never know, someone might send it smashing into a rock. If you support Britain's foreign policy, or more particularly believe its current defence policy is correct then the destroyer is needed, as are the large aircraft carriers. Britain cannot conduct expeditionary operations on a regular basis with the aircraft carriers and destroyers it has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilDDog Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 It can also take 60 Special Forces troops, a large Chinook or Apache attack helicopters as well as Merlin anti-submarine helicopters. Awesome and much needed. Fantastic ship and it has Ipod docks built in. WOW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbms Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 It's fugly and a waste of space and cash You think, why? . Because it doesn't look nice and it is not needed, is that more clear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebees Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 What? That is a fine piece of engineering sir, check out the quality of those gasket joints, lovely. It would be nicer in a different colour & without all the guns though When we were on holiday there were lots of military aircraft flying about the place (thats what you get for going to Iraq....) I have to say I felt quite ill every time one went over, just thinking about what they were for, how mothers in war zones live with that fear and its a reality, nah, not nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La_Dolce_Vita Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 It's fugly and a waste of space and cash You think, why? . Because it doesn't look nice and it is not needed, is that more clear Just wondered why you don't think it is needed, what should be done instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jampton Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 If a country has a defence it should be the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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