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] Date Posted: 16:53:00 12/02/04 Thu In reply to: Nick (UK) 's message, "But....." on 16:28:23 12/02/04 Thu Remember that it was the reduction in defence forces, RN presence, and the resulting message, that provoked the first invasion. After the Falklands war, planned defence cuts were cancelled. Over the course of time, these defence cuts have more than transpired of course. I’m not aware of the capability of their permanent on-shore defences and patrol vessels. I would hope that the Tornado force would also be serviceable, with their engines fitted, should such a situation arise. In fact the original 1982 task force was about the size of our entire RN fleet today. Of course, the MOD peddles the usual BS about current and future ships being eminently more capable and sophisticated than their predecessors. However, for all their sophistication, an RN destroyer still cannot master the art of being in two places at once, and one type-45 on the seabed will decimate a much higher proportion of our fighting force than before. So, in military terms, their logic is half-baked. Hoon thinks our naval forces will be more effective with 8 destroyers than 12. Any defence posture is still beholden to the ultimate asset – political will. Do you really see Tony Blair sending off the entire fleet to keep the Falklands British, and defend our sovereignty, when he is hell-bent on denying it for the mainland? Britannia rules the waves! [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |
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Author: Ed Harris (Venezia) [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 17:19:42 12/02/04 Thu How fortunate, then, that the Argentine now owes us so much money that we could stop an expeditionary force just by calling in the debt. Golly, does that mean that we are now reduced to American-style imperialism? If so, perhaps we could try the same thing with Spain... as Cicero so wisely said, the sinews of war are limitless finances. Still, even if we could, that would be no reason to remove the Gibraltar defence batteries which point out of the Rock towards the Dons, and make the firepower of the RAF look like a troupe of Boy Scouts with pop-guns. [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
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Author: Dave (UK) [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 17:40:46 12/02/04 Thu Yes, keep the batteries, and the apes may come in handy too? However, I doubt General Galtieri would have retreated at the first sign of the bank manager! [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |