All this dark blue flailing around and button smashing like angry drunks as a couple of decades worth of very poor rotary procurement decisions, buying eye wateringly expensive to own and operate niche helicopters, come home to roost, and the Royal Navy is now looking at the virtual annihilation of its helicopter force in the IR
160 heavy ASW helos to just 30 in a generation, and very probably no more light light helicopters - outstanding.
Interesting numbers there - could you source your 160ASW machines in - we will be Generous and say 1990 - Because it appears youve counted everything in the FAA (excluding FW) as ASW in 1990 ish as ASW but only Merlin in 2020
For point of reference
Youve declared that Wildcat isnt an ASW machine because all it can do is drop stingray where its told - which has to mean by Default Lynx isnt an ASW Machine.
Total Seaking Production was 112 Airframes however its unclear if this includes the RAF SAR fleet and the 4 pre production models - but we will assume it doesnt so will allow the RN rounding up 120 Seakings
Thus in 1990 there can only be a maximum of 120ASW Machines by your definition - However that assumes all seakings are ASW - whereas we know we need to remove a few dozen for the Junglie fleet plus a few more HAS5s?? that performed SAR and general utility and of course the handful of AEW machines.
By my estimates were down to 70 or 80 ASW machines at best. I havent included losses, or retirement of older models that werent upgraded - ive no idea what these are although there are 2 at leasti can thinkof relating to 1982.
You were quick to critique what you considered (my) shoddy research yesterday - so ive made sure to include clearly why i think youre figures are erroneous.
Im sure you will have the facts and figures to demonstrate where ive erred and will of course enlighten me
enjoy the future, it really is radio controlled drone helicopters, one torpedo at a time.
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Back to the US future, with the RN’s very own DASH!
Since its going to be replacing Lynx where exactly do the Booties sit - when its used to conduct boarding tasks