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End of an era in Tyneside - Vickers factory closes
Sad times, I remember doing a visit there many years ago.
Where will our next fleet of Tanks be built?
End of industrial era as last munitions factory shuts - TelegraphDry books of tactics are beneath the notice of a man of genius, and it is a known fact that every British officer is inspired with a perfect knowledge of his duty, the moment he gets his commission; and if it were not, it would be sufficiently acquired in conversaziones at the main-guard or the grand sutler's.
Advice to Officer's of the British Army, published 1782
- 18-06-2012, 09:39 #2Senior Member
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What's the 'next' thing you talk of?
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At at a guess either Germany or the United States.
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- 18-06-2012, 09:55 #4Senior Member
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Good!
Maybe now we'll get tanks and AFV's designed for actually military requirements rather than what Vickers are able to design.Warning, this post contains some flash photography.
- 18-06-2012, 12:52 #5
Munitions? I thought that was the stuff fired rather than the stuff firing?
Anyway its the way of the world, make stuff that sells and be a success, Armstrong certainly did!BONNACON likes this."I'd rather be a tired old Has been, than a tired old Never Has Been!!"
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In an ideal world, yes. However, I give you....FRES! Originally Posted by sunnoficarus --
Foz
When Mighty Roast Beef was the Englishman's Food
It ennobl'd our veins and enriched our Blood:
Our Soldiers were Brave and our Courtiers were Good:
Oh! The Roast Beef of Old England,
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- 18-06-2012, 15:11 #7Whhat jobs moved? BAE doesnt have any armaments plants down on the south Coast, Vickers in Crayford shut shortly after ww2 and Wales is a wasteland that not even Labour and PFI can help! Originally Posted by nadine9 One would hope at least a heritage centre might be created to recall some of these once great capabilities before they were mismangaed into oblivion.
Obviously the jobs needed to be moved to Wales and to the South Coast.
After all MoD can then be home for tea!!
there are no jobs because BAE cant win any of the few UK contracts, its buildinng planes for Johnny Foreigner now as they can afford them!
Tanks and Guns? Well we dont even make our own propellant any more let alone the guns to fire it!"I'd rather be a tired old Has been, than a tired old Never Has Been!!"
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- 18-06-2012, 15:13 #8
That said the NE does Heritage alright, Beamish is a shining example!
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Funnily enough was readingMechanised Force- British Tanks between the wars (HMSO) and that was a complaint going back to 1927 from the Army. Originally Posted by sunnoficarus
- 18-06-2012, 15:38 #10Senior Member
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Thats complete bollox. Originally Posted by sunnoficarus
Vickers were/are more than capable of building armoured vehicles better than anyone on the planet.
It was not the fault of Vickers that the MOD are incapable of spending money wisely
Vickers designed and built what was aked of themMrDave likes this.
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