tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post5578760263451897606..comments2024-03-29T15:19:51.087+00:00Comments on UK Commentators: Storm Clouds ...Labanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031578024191117985noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-10977698225925700922011-12-12T13:51:52.921+00:002011-12-12T13:51:52.921+00:00The Fleet Air Arm's Sea Harrier FA2s were reti...The Fleet Air Arm's Sea Harrier FA2s were retired early in 2005 with no replacement in the air superiority (fighter) role until the introduction of the F-35 with the White Elephant Class 60,000 tonne cocktail carriers, HMS Unaffordable and HMS Impractical. Joint Force Harrier had the second generation Harrier GR9 ground attack/reconnaissance version. The Navy didn't want to spend £600 million to transfer the Shar FA2's excellent Blue Parrot radar into the Harrier because it wanted to spend everything on its vanity fleet of Daring class frigates, Astute subs and the hopeless carriers. How ironic that a 60k tonne ship (the other one tied up) will go to sea with six F-35s - the same number of aircraft that the 19k tonne Invincible class carriers carried when used in the anti-sub role. Finally, the Pegasus engine at the heart of the Harrier had reached its max thrust development thereby limiting the use of increasingly heavy aircraft.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358349301959327747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-10840009761567553512011-12-11T02:28:02.904+00:002011-12-11T02:28:02.904+00:00We need a type 45 perminantly deployed down there ...We need a type 45 perminantly deployed down there to warn them off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-88810083064564912542011-12-10T19:37:00.316+00:002011-12-10T19:37:00.316+00:00"Once the airfields were occupied we'd be..."Once the airfields were occupied we'd be in trubs."<br /><br />Or otherwise put out of action, game over<br /><br />Apparently we have got 5 squadrons of Typhoons and a flight based on the Falklands, 4 aircraft - maybe some more should be sent<br /><br />The Argentine air force doesn't look very impressive<br /><br />40 or so Mirage/Skyhawks<br /><br />It should be feasible to hold the Islands, but not to re-take<br /><br />We have much more pressing problems of courseSgt Troy 11th Dragoonsnoreply@blogger.com