Army ‘to be cut by 20,000’ if No 10 plan is approved

[Condottiere]

Strong drink and cheap strippers would be better...

East-central Europe has plenty of those. We should procure locally, save on logistics.

 

[History_Man]

Casualties?

You can sort of see it, can't you? UK PLC, 'What ho chaps! I say! Would you like a nice Tac Bty with four FSTs and a JTAC and JTAC(I) to co-ordinate your joint fires?' Estonians, 'Where are your guns?' UK PLC, 'What guns? Anyway, how about a nice influence campaign in Tallinn?' Estonians, 'Get tae fcuk! No guns, no influence.'

 

[Cynical]

What is the UK now going to bring to the party?

Immaculate funeral drill?

 

[Cynical]

Baloons

Spell check?

 

[Just_plain_you]

You can sort of see it, can't you? UK PLC, 'What ho chaps! I say! Would you like a nice Tac Bty with four FSTs and a JTAC and JTAC(I) to co-ordinate your joint fires?' Estonians, 'Where are your guns?' UK PLC, 'What guns? Anyway, how about a nice influence campaign in Tallinn?' Estonians, 'Get tae fcuk! No guns, no influence.'

Best euphemism for piss up so far this year!

 

[Himmler74]

That sort of highlights the problem. What is the UK now going to bring to the party?

CSG and that’s about it.

 

[Cold_Collation]

The game changer is that the Government have decided that they'll commit any asset other than heavy armour, the latter being a game that they have wished to get out of for years.

Just because they want out doesn't mean it isn't needed.

It's unfortunate that hardware costs money. It's unfortunate that while they want out the rest of the world is being awkward by continuing to deem it essential.

We acknowledge that with our aerial and naval assets. We acknowledge that (okay T31, excepted...) you buy top-flight or you just don't bother because there's no point. We're buying, for instance, Wedgetail because the state and capabilities of the still-flying bits of our Sentry fleet will make it suicidal to venture into some theatres. We're getting the P-8 because only it or the P-1 are up to the task. We're getting F-35 because we need a Day One capability.

Then, where the army's concerned, we put out up-beat press releases about £10 and £100 drones and the 'future'. Javelin dismounts are fine, never mind airburst.

Meanwhile, other countries crack on with meaningful, coherent equipment plots involving lots of ton(ne)s of metal, bloody big guns and ammunition natures that go through Osprey, flesh and bone like they aren't even there.

But, hey, SF. Hey, we're network-centric.

 

[History_Man]

CSG and that’s about it.

And a couple of EAWs...

 

[Himmler74]

And a couple of EAWs...

Preds, Rivet Joint, SF with MH47G.

 

[History_Man]

Preds, Rivet Joint, SF with MH47G.

Not forgetting Typhoon with Brimstone and Paveway IV...

 

[Steamboat]

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It seems the Pentagon is going to be annoyed with the cuts.

 

[Himmler74]

Not forgetting Typhoon with Brimstone and Paveway IV...

Spear 3 is looking very tasty, especially the EW version, we can offer a lot, it’s just not credible heavy armour.

 

[Cynical]

it’s just not credible heavy armour.

Which means no credible land contribution when the bigger boys come out to play. And, as countless operations have shown since Douhet wrote his unfortunate paper, wars are won on the ground.
(Although they can be lost in air or at sea).

Edited to sort punctuation.

 

[Himmler74]

Which means no credible land contribution when the bigger boys come out to play. And, as countless operations have shown since Douhet wrote his unfortunate paper, wars are won on the ground.
Although they can be lost in air or at sea).

Well the way the army is going it will be going home.

 

[Cromarty]

Strong drink and cheap strippers would be better...

You're more likely to get cheap drink and strong strippers.

 

[lacrabat]

That sort of highlights the problem. What is the UK now going to bring to the party?

MTP shirts.......

 

[Just_plain_you]

MTP shirts.......

Now the fight has started! We should challenge our enemies via the medium of dress regulations. No contest.

 

[Cyberhacker]

We acknowledge that with our aerial and naval assets.

Aerial, singular? I knew The Corps had been massacred, but are we really down to a single antenna?

 

[irlsgt]

we're network-centric.

Has it been tasted in a restricted EW environment (has anyone’s?)?

genuine question

 

[Cold_Collation]

Has it been tasted in a restricted EW environment (has anyone’s?)?

genuine question

PowerPoint works just fine.