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Originally Posted by Chunkie

This is one for the AT's. Tell me how you would go about disarming The USS Richard Montgomery, the American ammo ship sunk in the Thames estuary near Southend before it deteriorates so much it becomes a real danger of exploding and wiping out a large area surrounding it?

There's a whole thread on it.

It's not an ATs problem, it's below the high water mark.

Originally Posted by really?_fascinating

Hobby badge? Passed JS, HT and AMT first time. Imagine how good I would be if I did it for a living

Reference is in A2020 briefing notes from CD CSS. Loss of two ammo Sqns, 921 EOD and other stuff. Trade shrinks (not by much). You know reasons AT got VEng Long is due to current undermanning, not future structure. VEng bails out short term mismatch of assets vs liabilities.

I think only trade growing is LSS.

Haha, sometimes it's like fishing with hand grenades

The loss of 921 has been on the cards for years, but the Regiment was looking at expanding its AT manpower in other directions. SP Troop has increased, so has the Trg Wng and they were looking at putting an extra WO2, SSgt and Sgt in each troop. I don't know how things are, having been away from the trade for nearly 3 years.

Originally Posted by Chunkie

This is one for the AT's. Tell me how you would go about disarming The USS Richard Montgomery, the American ammo ship sunk in the Thames estuary near Southend before it deteriorates so much it becomes a real danger of exploding and wiping out a large area surrounding it?

Easy. You drop depth charges on it from high flying Typhoons until it goes up and wipes out a large chunk of non-important 'humanity'.

Originally Posted by lifesabummer

Think these guys fit the bill.

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There I was enjoying some sensible chat about EOD and you have to ruin it by introducing MAG to the debate!

I know where you got confused though - the advert did introduce the letters I, E and D in the right order (which for MAG is an achievement)

Originally Posted by Chunkie

This is one for the AT's. Tell me how you would go about disarming The USS Richard Montgomery, the American ammo ship sunk in the Thames estuary near Southend before it deteriorates so much it becomes a real danger of exploding and wiping out a large area surrounding it?

It's nowhere near to Southend,try a mile off Sheerness,not an AT's problem,try the next office down,marked 'Navy',it's well below the low water mark!

Originally Posted by jimmys_best_mate

Easy. You drop depth charges on it from high flying Typhoons until it goes up and wipes out a large chunk of non-important 'humanity'.

Easy there,you're talking about the 'Costa Del Sheppey',mate!

But,I suppose your right.

Originally Posted by Herrumph

There I was enjoying some sensible chat about EOD and you have to ruin it by introducing MAG to the debate!

I know where you got confused though - the advert did introduce the letters I, E and D in the right order (which for MAG is an achievement)

I reckon I could still do a better job than MAG!

Originally Posted by really?_fascinating

Hobby badge? Passed JS, HT and AMT first time........

Me too, not bad for an Ex Dvr/No2 with my "It comes down to the limited ability to think for themselves and the inbred idleness from doing very little in a tpt regiment."(Dingerr)