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Forum: Military Aviation

27th Dec 2021, 09:12

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Posted By Alt Flieger

Ok. I get all that . Not a fan of Whitlam either....

Ok. I get all that . Not a fan of Whitlam either. The point I was trying to make is that McMahon was a useless waste of space.

Forum: Military Aviation

20th Dec 2021, 06:45

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Posted By Alt Flieger

You are being far too generous. He just continued...

You are being far too generous. He just continued Gortons policy and the job was finished by Whitlam.
He was a no idea light weight who nobody liked or trusted.
If we had a nuclear industry carbon...

Forum: Military Aviation

18th Dec 2021, 04:58

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Posted By Alt Flieger

The nuclear option is a ship that sailed a long...

The nuclear option is a ship that sailed a long time ago. Billy McMahon canned it back in the ‘70s.
Probably the worst PM in Australian history.
Nuclear power should have been an established...

Forum: Military Aviation

13th Nov 2021, 04:30

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Posted By Alt Flieger

The biggest disadvantages of conventional...

The biggest disadvantages of conventional submarines are the “ indiscretion rate “ and speed. The Collins class cant keep up with a US Carrier Group for example.
But they have more than enough...

Forum: Military Aviation

13th Nov 2021, 01:23

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Posted By Alt Flieger

During the Cold War having the ability to patrol...

During the Cold War having the ability to patrol the North Pacific (ie The Soviet Union) made perfect sense.
But the Cold War is over.
Deploying an Attack class nuclear submarine in the South China...

Forum: Military Aviation

12th Nov 2021, 22:09

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Posted By Alt Flieger

Excellent article rattman. Looking more...

Excellent article rattman.

Looking more like strategic overreach every day.

Why does the RAN think it needs the capability to patrol as far away as the Bering Strait and engage the Chinese in...

Forum: Military Aviation

8th Nov 2021, 02:22

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Posted By Alt Flieger

It was always a question mark over the project as...

It was always a question mark over the project as whether or not the USA would be happy to install a combat control system on a French sub.
They leak like a sieve after all.
And for those who are...

Forum: Military Aviation

6th Nov 2021, 02:49

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Posted By Alt Flieger

And France needs to maintain a presence in the...

And France needs to maintain a presence in the Pacific exactly why ?
Fond memories of a long distant past ?
Take away the Force de Frappe and France is only a middle power with no power projection...

Forum: Military Aviation

4th Nov 2021, 04:36

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Posted By Alt Flieger

Agree. France is not the aggrieved party....

Agree.
France is not the aggrieved party. Australia is.
Lesson ? Forget any military procurement deal with France for the foreseeable future.
The mystery is why anybody thought the deal was a good...

Forum: Military Aviation

2nd Nov 2021, 06:54

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Posted By Alt Flieger

The original mistake was signing a contract with...

The original mistake was signing a contract with France in the first place. Turnbull and the RAN screwed up. Why would you do it ? Only if you haven’t read history. Macron ? Think De Gaulle post...

Forum: Military Aviation

30th Oct 2021, 03:46

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Posted By Alt Flieger

Article in the New York Times today expressing...

Article in the New York Times today expressing doubt over the whole project. Starting to look like too much submarine. No way are they going to be built in Adelaide. That is fantasy land.Hope this is...

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