The Falklands thread

StriderX · 15 Feb 2012 at 00:24

Judgeneo said:
If we weren't in so much financial bother I'd suggest invading Argentina itself. We have a proud colonialist history after all.

Proud? everyone left us.

GAC · 15 Feb 2012 at 00:40

just watched something on rt news called cross talk, had a couple of guys on from Council on Hemispheric Affairs.

thank god its finished, or id have smashed the tv up.

Roverney · 15 Feb 2012 at 01:01

My mates dad is the captain of HMS Dauntless the Type 42 that is out there. Cool little fact for ya.

GAC · 15 Feb 2012 at 01:03

Roverney said:
My mates dad is the captain of HMS Dauntless the Type 42 that is out there. Cool little fact for ya.

its a type 45 and its not due out there till march

Roverney · 15 Feb 2012 at 01:05

Oh yeah. My bad

SKYNHEDD · 15 Feb 2012 at 01:07

I thought they had a 42 THERE but were sending over the badass Type ArgieKiller45 ?

SheepBeast · 15 Feb 2012 at 01:10

SKYNHEDD said:
I thought they had a 42 THERE but were sending over the badass Type ArgieKiller45 ?

Hahaha

Roverney · 15 Feb 2012 at 01:12

Surely the huge economic problems they have had would limit thier forces to something like 4 lads, a van and a paper airplane?

SKYNHEDD · 15 Feb 2012 at 01:20

The Argies spent their budget on make up for their questionable MILF leader.

StriderX · 15 Feb 2012 at 05:23

The type 45 is a SUPPORT vessel with less abilities then its ancestors, can we just get this clear already.

The more of them there are together, the more benefits they can bring.

I just wish our fleet wasn't pathetically small.

fadetoblack · 15 Feb 2012 at 08:00

StriderX said:
The type 45 is a SUPPORT vessel with less abilities then its ancestors, can we just get this clear already.

The more of them there are together, the more benefits they can bring.

I just wish our fleet wasn't pathetically small.

You your talking bull poo

In an "intensive attack" a single Type 45 could simultaneously track, engage and destroy more targets than five Type 42 destroyers operating together.

Richie · 15 Feb 2012 at 08:05

I just love how they are all called cool names of HMS Daring, Dauntless, Diamond, Dragon, Defender then we have the last one HMS Duncan!?!

daver · 15 Feb 2012 at 08:10

Richie said:
I just love how they are all called cool names of HMS Daring, Dauntless, Diamond, Dragon, Defender then we have the last one HMS Duncan!?!

Named after Admiral Duncan who defeated the Dutch at Camperdown.

Cosimo · 15 Feb 2012 at 08:43

Roverney said:
Oh yeah. My bad

Anything else you want to correct?

Firestar_3x · 15 Feb 2012 at 09:01

StriderX said:
The type 45 is a SUPPORT vessel with less abilities then its ancestors, can we just get this clear already.

The more of them there are together, the more benefits they can bring.

I just wish our fleet wasn't pathetically small.

BS, it has one feature missing and that's anti ship missiles, everything else is far superior to the Type 42.

daver · 15 Feb 2012 at 09:31

Firestar_3x said:
BS, it has one feature missing and that's anti ship missiles, everything else is far superior to the Type 42.

And a Type 42 using its sea dart in the anti shipping mode is akin to using a Desktop PC as a radiator. The warhead doesn't arm so it relies on kinetic energy and unspent fuel to do any damage.

Richie · 15 Feb 2012 at 09:35

daver said:
Named after Admiral Duncan who defeated the Dutch at Camperdown.

Still a laughable name when compared to the rest

Edrof · 15 Feb 2012 at 09:44

Richie said:
I just love how they are all called cool names of HMS Daring, Dauntless, Diamond, Dragon, Defender then we have the last one HMS Duncan!?!

I just read that as HMS Diamondmark. I've been spending far too much time on these boards.

fadetoblack · 15 Feb 2012 at 09:47

daver said:
And a Type 42 using its sea dart in the anti shipping mode is akin to using a Desktop PC as a radiator. The warhead doesn't arm so it relies on kinetic energy and unspent fuel to do any damage.

Sea dart was never really designed to do the anti shipping role
But yes it did have a limited surface-to-surface capability

dalin80 · 15 Feb 2012 at 09:56

daver said:
And a Type 42 using its sea dart in the anti shipping mode is akin to using a Desktop PC as a radiator. The warhead doesn't arm so it relies on kinetic energy and unspent fuel to do any damage.

Half a tonne travelling at mach 2 is still a lot of energy.