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Rugian
rank Mon Mar 23 02:10:15
Tl;dw: the UK's entire surface fleet of service-ready combat ships is down to 1 aircraft carrier, 2 destroyers and 5 frigates.

http://m.y...YXRlIG9mIGJyaXRhaW5zIG5hdnk%3D

Brutal.

jergul
rank Mon Mar 23 02:12:35
And yet, a pretty solid improvement from a few years back.

jergul
rank Mon Mar 23 02:19:50
Not that you are doing that great either.

http://new...nd-marine-tracker-march-9-2026

Sam Adams
rank Mon Mar 23 02:45:52
I think seb might be some low level government functionary in naval procurement.

Lololololol

Seb
rank Mon Mar 23 03:23:02
So 1/3rd ready, 1/3rd resupply & maintenance low readiness, 1/3rd refit and unavailable.

This is entirely in line with the number of ships in commission. Like, what were you expecting? 2 aircraft carriers, 6 destroyers and 7 frigates.

You know why the navy is the way it is? All the procurement programs in the 2000s were cut back to pay for two large and expensive land wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to support the US, who mocked the soldiers that died and then told us it was not going to bother with NATO collective self defence.

Go fuck yourself Rugian.

Seb
rank Mon Mar 23 03:25:43
Anyway, it's shifting back now.

The key thing for British defence is when the US comes knocking asking for support for a foreign adventure, is to listen to the ambassador carefully, then declare them persona-non-grata and make them send another one until they stop asking.

Sam Adams
rank Mon Mar 23 04:51:07
"it's America's fault we suck"

Pathetic AND gay.

LOL@brits having to live in a country with this sort of moronitude.

Forwyn
rank Mon Mar 23 04:58:34
"two large and expensive land wars in Iraq and Afghanistan"

"46,000 troops were deployed at the onset of the invasion and the total cost of war stood at £9.24 billion in 2010."

"The watchdog highlights that the use of official development assistance (ODA) to support refugees and asylum seekers in the UK, known as in-donor refugee costs (IDRC), rose sharply from £628 million in 2020 to a peak of £4.3 billion in 2023."

http://www...2%A34.3%20billion%20in%202023.

jergul
rank Mon Mar 23 09:54:28
The Ford is out for 14 months because its clothsdryer caught fire. Probably longer as those things always last longer than planned.

Sammys are just horrible at running well anything.

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Rugian rank	Mon Mar 23 02:10:15 Tl;dw: the UK's entire surface fleet of service-ready combat ships is down to 1 aircraft carrier, 2 destroyers and 5 frigates. http://m.y...YXRlIG9mIGJyaXRhaW5zIG5hdnk%3D Brutal.
jergul rank	Mon Mar 23 02:12:35 And yet, a pretty solid improvement from a few years back.
jergul rank	Mon Mar 23 02:19:50 Not that you are doing that great either. http://new...nd-marine-tracker-march-9-2026
Sam Adams rank	Mon Mar 23 02:45:52 I think seb might be some low level government functionary in naval procurement. Lololololol
Seb rank	Mon Mar 23 03:23:02 So 1/3rd ready, 1/3rd resupply & maintenance low readiness, 1/3rd refit and unavailable. This is entirely in line with the number of ships in commission. Like, what were you expecting? 2 aircraft carriers, 6 destroyers and 7 frigates. You know why the navy is the way it is? All the procurement programs in the 2000s were cut back to pay for two large and expensive land wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to support the US, who mocked the soldiers that died and then told us it was not going to bother with NATO collective self defence. Go fuck yourself Rugian.
Seb rank	Mon Mar 23 03:25:43 Anyway, it's shifting back now. The key thing for British defence is when the US comes knocking asking for support for a foreign adventure, is to listen to the ambassador carefully, then declare them persona-non-grata and make them send another one until they stop asking.
Sam Adams rank	Mon Mar 23 04:51:07 "it's America's fault we suck" Pathetic AND gay. LOL@brits having to live in a country with this sort of moronitude.
Forwyn rank	Mon Mar 23 04:58:34 "two large and expensive land wars in Iraq and Afghanistan" "46,000 troops were deployed at the onset of the invasion and the total cost of war stood at £9.24 billion in 2010." "The watchdog highlights that the use of official development assistance (ODA) to support refugees and asylum seekers in the UK, known as in-donor refugee costs (IDRC), rose sharply from £628 million in 2020 to a peak of £4.3 billion in 2023." http://www...2%A34.3%20billion%20in%202023.
jergul rank	Mon Mar 23 09:54:28 The Ford is out for 14 months because its clothsdryer caught fire. Probably longer as those things always last longer than planned. Sammys are just horrible at running well anything.
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