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[Crofty @crofty206]

@FennellJW Smaller autonomous vessels will play a part, but they cannot replace frigates and destroyers only complement them.

[Robert Lyman 🇺🇦 @robert_lyman]

There used to be two great answers to the question of underachieving boys, white or otherwise.

1. The Royal Navy
2. The British Army

[Crofty @crofty206]

@Gabriel64869839 It’s more to keep skills, knowledge and manufacturing capability in country I feel. Once you lose the ability to build high end weapons systems, it’s extremely difficult and expensive to build back up the base in skills, knowledge and manufacturing.

[KeyserSosse @KeyserSosse]

Remembering

Private Nathan Cuthbertson, aged 19
Private Daniel Gamble, aged 22
Private Charles Murray, aged 19

From 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, killed on 8th June, 2008 on foot patrol, by a suicide bomber in Sangin,Helmand Province

Lest we Forget these brave men 🇬🇧

[Andrew Kenyon @AndrewKenyon6]

Raising a glass of rum to the 255 poor souls who didn't get this opportunity due to the Falklands war 1982 🫡🙏

[Crofty @crofty206]

@nfgfbpa @FalklandsinUK 0/10 ragebait

[Crofty @crofty206]

@BuckledFrame218 @JE_2279 @OrbitWinder @QuantK22 That’s forgetting any World Cup would likely be a U.K. wide affair. The U.K. has 18 stadiums <40k, two are primarily rugby stadiums but the others host football as a main purpose. Of course we could also temporarily expand certain stadiums as you said.

[Crofty @crofty206]

@imsha500 @Wilson19947653 @turboxyzz @CaudilloXIV Okay so what great inventions or contributions did this great country give to the world, how does it stack up with what Western Europe contributed.

[The Iceman @the_iceman64]

90% of the soldiers on the first boats to hit the beach didn't live to see the end of the day. Look at those faces. Some of them never made it to 18.

Never forget that they paid the ultimate price for our freedom. We live our lives the way we do because of them.

[Lara Korte @lara_korte]

CENTCOM has released this photo of an F-16 refueling in an "undisclosed location."

[Emily Hewertson 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @emilyhewertson]

Regardless of what you think of the Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch is quite clearly the most impressive UK party leader right now.

[Crofty @crofty206]

@Coach_Yac In most other divisions they would be favourites so it makes sense. Therefore if they can compete to win the NFC west and get a top seed then they will be a real contender in the playoffs. Just need the leaders to stay healthy.

[Crofty @crofty206]

@OurSf49ers @957thegame Possibly, if all the key players stay healthy and we desperately need to improve the O-line.

[Annie Agar @AnnieAgar]

the nfc west:

[Alister @AlisterHarrow]

White person here.👋🏻

White people definitely experience racism in Britain.

[Crofty @crofty206]

@FireflyBiilym @EarlofJersey So England have won the cricket World Cup 👍. Thanks for clarifying.

[Crofty @crofty206]

@pjsuffolk @EarlofJersey Cricket is the second largest sport in the world by participation, rugby also has significant globe reach whilst not a popular. It still has a very well established World Cup which is televised globally.

[Crofty @crofty206]

@Defence_IDA For air dominance, interception and dogfighting the typhoon, for ground attack the F15 EX.

[Crofty @crofty206]

@RickJames147288 @TBrit90 Yes in some ways but not entirely. Destroyers and Frigates are still extremely important primarily because they can hold powerful sensors and act as motherships and project power in ways unmanned and smaller vessels can’t. Not building the type 83 would be a huge mistake.

[Crofty @crofty206]

@the_mantress @nicholadrummond I would agree that is what is likely to happen, but it’s so short sighted. We have just learnt this lesson with the type 23. We need lay down the first ship about 10 years before the first type 45 goes out of service. 2035-2040 is out of service date. Needs to be happening now.