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Forum: Military Aviation
24th Sep 2021, 07:27
Replies: 1,596
Views: 355,670
Posted By Grumpy retiree

Suez ? The lesson of Suez is that...

Suez ?

The lesson of Suez is that adventurism by the UK and France without sanction from the US is a really bad idea.
Sort of proves the opposite of the point you are trying make.
Gareth Evans...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Sep 2021, 13:20
Replies: 1,596
Views: 355,670
Posted By Grumpy retiree

So, Macron wont answer the phone. And “ You “...

So, Macron wont answer the phone.
And “ You “ will decide when its over……..
Let me see. A pissed off France or Virginia Class subs ?
Really difficult choice. Not.
Why does France have tickets on...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Sep 2021, 04:57
Replies: 1,596
Views: 355,670
Posted By Grumpy retiree

Kevin Rudd is priceless! Have a look at his...

Kevin Rudd is priceless!
Have a look at his record on Wikipedia.
Never has so little be achieved in such a short time in power.
And yet you would think his John Curtin or Robert Menzies the way he...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Sep 2021, 02:27
Replies: 1,596
Views: 355,670
Posted By Grumpy retiree

Agree. Also words and phrases like ‘betrayal’...

Agree.
Also words and phrases like ‘betrayal’ and ‘running away’ don’t sit well with those of us who had close relatives who fought on the western front in WW1 and the skies over France in WW2.
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Sep 2021, 23:40
Replies: 1,596
Views: 355,670
Posted By Grumpy retiree

Dunkirk ? Really ? For the second time in 25...

Dunkirk ? Really ?
For the second time in 25 years in British and Commonwealth troops were deployed in defence of France.
And you call it running away ???
I’ll tell you what the biggest mistake...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Sep 2021, 05:22
Replies: 1,596
Views: 355,670
Posted By Grumpy retiree

You do understand the difference between weapons...

You do understand the difference between weapons and propulsion systems don’t you ?
Thanks to the likes of Adam Bandt et al I can see this debate getting very silly very quickly.
A Chernobyl in...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Sep 2021, 00:34
Replies: 1,596
Views: 355,670
Posted By Grumpy retiree

I have no personal experience of tracking subs...

I have no personal experience of tracking subs but have talked to PC3 Orion Pilots who have and you are undoubtedly correct.
However 2 big factors in favour of nuclear subs. Range and access to the...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Sep 2021, 07:26
Replies: 1,596
Views: 355,670
Posted By Grumpy retiree

The French response to what is a perfectly...

The French response to what is a perfectly sensible response by Australia to a floundering program is exactly why there is no French equivalent of the Five Eyes agreement. Why would you trust the...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Sep 2021, 04:23
Replies: 1,596
Views: 355,670
Posted By Grumpy retiree

So, French possessions in the Pacific are not an...

So, French possessions in the Pacific are not an anomaly?
Well, youre in a very small cheer squad on that one.
Certainly no basis for Australian foreign policy.
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Sep 2021, 09:21
Replies: 1,596
Views: 355,670
Posted By Grumpy retiree

recceguy , it would be quite amusing if you are...

recceguy , it would be quite amusing if you are actually on Clipperton Island.
Because that about sums up the relevance of France to the Pacific.
Why does France try to hang on to its colonial past...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Sep 2021, 09:08
Replies: 1,596
Views: 355,670
Posted By Grumpy retiree

recceguy, Really ? An alliance with Russia...

recceguy, Really ?

An alliance with Russia ?

That worked so well in 1914.
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Sep 2021, 07:54
Replies: 1,596
Views: 355,670
Posted By Grumpy retiree

Pulling down the shutters on NATO ? NATO is...

Pulling down the shutters on NATO ?

NATO is the only thing that has kept the Russians out and the Germans and French from each other’s throats for the last 72 years.
To be replaced by what...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Sep 2021, 07:43
Replies: 1,596
Views: 355,670
Posted By Grumpy retiree

Recceguy…. Mers-el-kefir . Really ? And the...

Recceguy….

Mers-el-kefir . Really ? And the alternative was ?
Dunkirk ? Really ? And the alternative was ?

The minute the Yanks offered the Virginia Class it was game over. It wasn’t on the...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Sep 2021, 08:30
Replies: 1,596
Views: 355,670
Posted By Grumpy retiree

Agree. For that reason alone , I couldn’t...

Agree.
For that reason alone , I couldn’t understand a deal with the French.
The Yanks always had a problem putting a US combat system in a French sub.
French subs leak like a sieve from an...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Sep 2021, 08:01
Replies: 1,596
Views: 355,670
Posted By Grumpy retiree

Stabbed in the back ? Like 1914 and 1940 ? ...

Stabbed in the back ?
Like 1914 and 1940 ?
Got to wonder if we went to war on the right side.
French narcissism is breath taking.
The contract was a big mistake from the start.
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Sep 2021, 07:51
Replies: 1,596
Views: 355,670
Posted By Grumpy retiree

No , not dirty on our neighbour. You guys...

No , not dirty on our neighbour.
You guys should know what we think of you.
But Australia takes its strategic position in the world much more seriously than NZ.
Thats just an observable fact.
You...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Sep 2021, 05:59
Replies: 1,596
Views: 355,670
Posted By Grumpy retiree

Dont think a ban on our subs will be much of an...

Dont think a ban on our subs will be much of an issue. Nukes only require to surface for food and R and R.
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Sep 2021, 04:14
Replies: 1,596
Views: 355,670
Posted By Grumpy retiree

Haven’t you seen the Sound of Music ? The...

Haven’t you seen the Sound of Music ?
The Austro - Hungarians had a navy !
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Sep 2021, 04:06
Replies: 1,596
Views: 355,670
Posted By Grumpy retiree

The RAN was going to blow $ 90 billion trying to...

The RAN was going to blow $ 90 billion trying to stuff a diesel electric power plant into nuclear sub platform all the while pretending it could somehow come up with a capability similar to , guess...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Sep 2021, 02:22
Replies: 1,596
Views: 355,670
Posted By Grumpy retiree

We are talking attack submarines not ballistic...

We are talking attack submarines not ballistic missile submarines.
Not hobbled at all.
Extremely, extremely capable.
Standing by for a flood of ill-informed opinion.
Adam Bandt already living up...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Sep 2021, 01:32
Replies: 1,596
Views: 355,670
Posted By Grumpy retiree

Breathtaking decision but the correct one. The...

Breathtaking decision but the correct one.
The French contract was a dogs breakfast.
There will be a vocal minority against but I think a majority for the deal.
We are already part of the nuclear...
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