andy97

Ex WAFU Tiff, ex Seaman Officer, ex IA & J2; believes in “Jointery”. Wolves, motorsport (Caterham racer & Escort Mk2 rallying ) & golf addict.

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@CorbettAndy @FennellJW I always thought it was Pugh, Pugh, Barney, McGrew etc.
ie Pugh and Pugh were brothers?

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@PaulDBrant @MarkUrban01 @fharris2011 The warheads are completely British and maintained at Aldermaston. The missile bodies are drawn from a common pool based in the US.

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@haynesdeborah Sounds very much like NATOs forward maritime strategy on the 1980s and 90s.

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@FennellJW Cammell Laird assembled and integrated the RRS Sir David Attenborough not that long ago.

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@jeromestarkey @HMSPWLS Istr Sweden using depth charges against unknown submarines in its territorial waters in the 1980s. We should do the same.

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@jeromestarkey @IBallantyn If only we could put some of the politicians, senior civil servant & military officers responsible for this mess into a sealed steel tube for 7 months with no where to go and no contact with home.

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@MoxonDougl93425 @StevenScrase People vote Lib-Dem because they have lost faith with the Tories after austerity, repeated failures & chaos under Johnson et al, and cannot bring themselves to vote Labour. It’s a protest vote, not a vote for Lib-Dem policies imho.

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@MaximumAttackDT Agree, something for 2 litre turbo fwd cars to something like the regs of the French F2000 series should have been great (& relatively affordable) club level rally cars.

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@MaximumAttackDT Comes up for me. Its a 2006 VW golf gti mk5 ie 2 litre turbo, built for VW Production GTi racing. AST suspension, quaife lsd, full cage, 260 bhp, loads of torque etc etc.
Would need 34mm restrictor & re-mapping but potential dual use race & circuit/ tarmac rally car £10.5k

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@Sailinharmsway @bigasaplanet @Gabriel64869839 Current RN Project Vanquish strategy is no arrestor wires or catapults.
Don’t think the RN can afford it! And no, I am not joking.

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@StevenScrase @Mark_Allatt Excellent points - hope @wesstreeting reads and takes note. The systematic abuse of our submariners is an absolute disgrace & that’s on Govts of all colours. The risk of a catastrophic failure must be V high, does the current govt want that blood on its hands?

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@blagden_david I have been suggesting the lean crewed OSV route, whilst conducting R&D on ocean going LUSVs (not speed boats!), for some time. Altho some advocates think i am a luddite!!

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@PaulKennard18 @BeakerBate @FennellJW How many design changes can the Army enforce on a ‘proven, off the shelf, design’?!

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@FennellJW I thought part of Atlantic Bastion was provision of COCONO ‘TAGOS’ type shipping?

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@PaulKennard18 @BeakerBate @FennellJW Horses are the future!!! The Cavalry must be delighted!!!

https://t.co/OeNXTFHkmn

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@PaulKennard18 @FennellJW Might be better to get a % of SO1/2s an MBA so they are exposed to industry rather than just ‘defence’.
Trouble is they might leave!

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@John_ForemanCBE I am a bit old fashioned:
- Identify a reqmt
- Procure something to meet reqmt.
Not, “I’d like xyz shiny new toys please, & then i will work out what to do with them”!
Would rather lean crewed OSVs with containerised ASW sensors in GIUK gap whilst R&D into (Large) USVs took place

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@peterrhague @EC2man Most east-west roads are awful, despite the east coast ports being vital for trade & industry.

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@RStanleyForsyth Trouble is that if relieving boat has an OPDEF serious enough to return to port, it might not be a quick fix. Then tests/ trials etc; could be a week or so before Vengeance is back….if she has enough food on board. Desperate.