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Rodj Blake
Amarr PIE Inc.
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Posted - 2007.08.16 10:24:00 -
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The Royal Navy's newest warship has just completed it's first sea trial, and the results look encouraging.
Clicky
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Grez
Minmatar Sybrite Inc.
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Posted - 2007.08.16 10:36:00 -
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Edited by: Grez on 16/08/2007 10:37:00
Quote: She can turn full circle within three ship lengths
**** me...
Considering it's size, that's bloody impressive. ---
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DarknessInc
Minmatar Legion of Corpses Federation Of united Corps
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Posted - 2007.08.16 10:39:00 -
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Originally by: Rodj Blake The Royal Navy's newest warship has just completed it's first sea trial, and the results look encouraging.
Clicky
Is it alright for me to say I wanna do dirty things to that boat. very naughty things
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Sereifex Daku
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Posted - 2007.08.16 10:59:00 -
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Edited by: Sereifex Daku on 16/08/2007 11:00:07 What the hell? This is a bloody impressive ship...what are we doing with it? I was under the impression that our navy was severely lacking in resources, funding and testticles.
I'm guessing they funded this ship through the money the government gets from speed cameras and car clamping.
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Asestorian
Minmatar Domination.
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Posted - 2007.08.16 11:01:00 -
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They're being built to go with the two new carriers the Royal Navy are getting.
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Wild Rho
Amarr Endgame.
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Posted - 2007.08.16 11:03:00 -
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Now that's a nice piece of hardware
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Jiminy BoB
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Posted - 2007.08.16 11:07:00 -
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Originally by: Sereifex Daku Edited by: Sereifex Daku on 16/08/2007 11:00:07 What the hell? This is a bloody impressive ship...what are we doing with it? I was under the impression that our navy was severely lacking in resources, funding and testticles.
I'm guessing they funded this ship through the money the government gets from speed cameras and car clamping.
Simon cowell pays more tax per year than money from speed cameras in a year
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MrTriggerHappy
Caldari Fluffy Carebear killers
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Posted - 2007.08.16 11:07:00 -
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Yup, it's truely a nice ship, i remember seeing the hull being constructed when I went for a job interview at BAE many moons ago.
Now we just need a fleet of them... --------------------------------
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Kalazar
Amarr Veto Corp
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Posted - 2007.08.16 11:22:00 -
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I want me one of those... ----------------------------------------------
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Red Gabba
JuBa Corp
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Posted - 2007.08.16 11:28:00 -
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Quote: The ship left American visitors to the yard on the Clyde "shaken and shocked", according to BAE Systems, its builders.
Love to know why this is..
Looks pretty impressive i have to agree
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Frug
Zenithal Harvest
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Posted - 2007.08.16 11:30:00 -
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Yes, but does it have a death ray?
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Grimpak
Gallente Trinity Nova KIA Alliance
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Posted - 2007.08.16 11:37:00 -
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Originally by: Red Gabba
Quote: The ship left American visitors to the yard on the Clyde "shaken and shocked", according to BAE Systems, its builders.
Love to know why this is..
Looks pretty impressive i have to agree
basically it surpasses their current destroyers, considered top of the line ones. it is faster, has almost no fuel consumption due to the electric engine, and it has a nice arsenal to round up the hi-tech gizmos.
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Locus Bey
Gallente Qalandar
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Posted - 2007.08.16 11:55:00 -
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One can only hope it sinks or rapid rusts along with all the rest. Stupid waste of money imo
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VorianAtreides
Caldari RONA Corporation
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Posted - 2007.08.16 11:57:00 -
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awsome, more than 1 would be nice though
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Gone'Postal
Minmatar Vengeance 8 Interceptors
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Posted - 2007.08.16 12:08:00 -
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Nice.
I think they fracked up a little.
In the next 10 years, as many as eight T45s could be built, mainly to defend the two large aircraft carriers that were ordered last month.
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Ordered: 2000
Either they need a smeg load of new shipyards.. or there going to be out of date before they get 20 off the production line. ----
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Tigrelilly
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Posted - 2007.08.16 12:12:00 -
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That is impressive, would be nice to see a fleet of them
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Mc Gyver
Gallente
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Posted - 2007.08.16 12:13:00 -
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Originally by: Grimpak
Originally by: Red Gabba
Quote: The ship left American visitors to the yard on the Clyde "shaken and shocked", according to BAE Systems, its builders.
Love to know why this is..
Looks pretty impressive i have to agree
basically it surpasses their current destroyers, considered top of the line ones. it is faster, has almost no fuel consumption due to the electric engine, and it has a nice arsenal to round up the hi-tech gizmos.
...tbh it's an impressive piece of hardware.
Well, it's like computer hardware... The latest is always the best...
I'm not sure if we (America) have any new destroyers in the works... Probably not. I think we have a new Carrier comming soon though...
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Aturi Kuomi
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Posted - 2007.08.16 12:15:00 -
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Piity they can't use those billions of pounds on homes, helping the poor, the NHS or something worthwhile.
Freaking stupid government.
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Mc Gyver
Gallente
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Posted - 2007.08.16 12:21:00 -
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Originally by: Aturi Kuomi Piity they can't use those billions of pounds on homes, helping the poor, the NHS or something worthwhile.
Freaking stupid government.
It's not stupid to build up your defenses...
There will always be poor, useless (to society) people in all countries taxing the system, you can't give them all a free ride at the expense of weakening your ability to defend yourself...
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Weeman
Caldari KIA Corp KIA Alliance
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Posted - 2007.08.16 12:32:00 -
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Very impressive, and tbh for what they've got ú1 billion is not much of an outlay. Basically for what RBS paid in tax last year they can fund 3 of those mofos. Imagine a bank with 3 of those bad boys collecting your late mortgate payment :o
I am very concerned on one point though. Will it be able to identify and elimate a terrorist at 20miles?
If not i'd rather see more police knocking about...but thats turning it slightly political :)
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Mc Gyver
Gallente
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Posted - 2007.08.16 12:35:00 -
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Originally by: Weeman Very impressive, and tbh for what they've got ú1 billion is not much of an outlay. Basically for what RBS paid in tax last year they can fund 3 of those mofos. Imagine a bank with 3 of those bad boys collecting your late mortgate payment :o
I am very concerned on one point though. Will it be able to identify and elimate a terrorist at 20miles?
If not i'd rather see more police knocking about...but thats turning it slightly political :)
In time, terrorists will amass more & deadlier weapons, even WMD. I see no problem planning ahead for future defense.
I'm glad the UK is on our side and building nice ships like this. Our economy is on the decline, so we'll need more friends with kickass hardware in the future...
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Ozzie Asrail
Infinitus Odium The Church.
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Posted - 2007.08.16 12:42:00 -
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One of the rare sensible decisions the goverment actually made but i'll stop there before the topic gets locked
Once the carriers get built a squad of a CVF, Type-45's and typhoons is gonna be damn impressive to see. The Royal Navy is so out of date at the moment, current carriers and destroyers are about 20+ years old i think? -----
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Bob Stuart
Federation Fleet
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Posted - 2007.08.16 12:56:00 -
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Originally by: Weeman Very impressive, and tbh for what they've got ú1 billion is not much of an outlay.
According to the BBC, the build cost of the ship is about ú650 million, but the first group of 6 are part of a ú5.5 billion programme. So, the BPO, ME and PE research has cost about ú1.6 billion.
Originally by: Gone'Postal I think they fracked up a little.
In the next 10 years, as many as eight T45s could be built, mainly to defend the two large aircraft carriers that were ordered last month.
& Ordered: 2000
Either they need a smeg load of new shipyards.. or there going to be out of date before they get 20 off the production line.
There's a bunch of them building, one, maybe two, ships commissioning each year.
Daring itself was only started in 2004, launching 2006, so there's plenty of time to build more ships before the carriers finish.
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Mc Gyver
Gallente
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Posted - 2007.08.16 13:08:00 -
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What kind of carriers do you guys (UK) have?
And what's with the buildup with all this new hardware?
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Ozzie Asrail
Infinitus Odium The Church.
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Posted - 2007.08.16 13:18:00 -
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currently is the Invincible class carriers with harriers on board.
Yarrr
Designed for the cold war to hunt Russion nuclear subs in the atlantic and north sea. They don't really work so well as the long range airbase that modern carriers are used for. -----
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Bob Stuart
Federation Fleet
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Posted - 2007.08.16 13:28:00 -
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Originally by: Mc Gyver What kind of carriers do you guys (UK) have? And what's with the buildup with all this new hardware?
Smallish carriers, that have about 16 Harrier jets. 2 active, 1 in reserve, plus a helicopter carrier.
Not really a buildup, more of a change in role, and replacement of old ships.
The Royal Navy role in the Cold war was anti-submarine warfare, nowadays there's more need for expeditionary warfare, (as seen in Falklands, Gulf, Yugoslavia, various other places), which requires different ships.
The Type 45s replace the Type 42s which were obsolescent by the mid 1990s.
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Mc Gyver
Gallente
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Posted - 2007.08.16 13:34:00 -
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Edited by: Mc Gyver on 16/08/2007 13:35:13
Originally by: Ozzie Asrail currently is the Invincible class carriers with harriers on board.
Yarrr
Designed for the cold war to hunt Russion nuclear subs in the atlantic and north sea. They don't really work so well as the long range airbase that modern carriers are used for.
Ah yes, the familiar launch ramp...
So, are your new carriers going to be bigger? Nuclear powered? etc... Farther reaching sphere of influence type hardware...
You're going to be buying a bunch of JSF's correct? (Probably the VTOL ones?)
I love military hardware :)
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Rodj Blake
Amarr PIE Inc.
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Posted - 2007.08.16 13:42:00 -
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Edited by: Rodj Blake on 16/08/2007 13:42:13
Originally by: Mc Gyver Edited by: Mc Gyver on 16/08/2007 13:35:13
Originally by: Ozzie Asrail currently is the Invincible class carriers with harriers on board.
Yarrr
Designed for the cold war to hunt Russion nuclear subs in the atlantic and north sea. They don't really work so well as the long range airbase that modern carriers are used for.
Ah yes, the familiar launch ramp...
So, are your new carriers going to be bigger? Nuclear powered? etc... Farther reaching sphere of influence type hardware...
You're going to be buying a bunch of JSF's correct? (Probably the VTOL ones?)
I love military hardware :)
There will be two carriers of the new class - details here.
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Asestorian
Minmatar Domination.
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Posted - 2007.08.16 13:53:00 -
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Unfortunately we don't quite have the money that America has to spend on lots and lots of stuff, and even bigger carriers
Also, whether you like war or not, it's vitally important to keep our forces up to date. Otherwise we are going to find we don't really have much of a country left to complain about spending money on military stuff instead of the welfare system or whatever
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Mc Gyver
Gallente
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Posted - 2007.08.16 13:55:00 -
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Edited by: Mc Gyver on 16/08/2007 14:05:44 Nice, that ship is quite a bit bigger than your old ones...
I found this when looking for spec's on your new carrier class.
I didn't realize so few countries had carriers...
I'm not sure if all those ships are in service? Shows 4 for the UK... There's no way we (USA) have that many in service...
Quote: Also, whether you like war or not, it's vitally important to keep our forces up to date. Otherwise we are going to find we don't really have much of a country left to complain about spending money on military stuff instead of the welfare system or whatever
So true, especially with the terror "wars" just starting up. It's only going to get worse. They will get more bold as they accumulate tech...
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