Recent content by quadrapiper

How many functions can be bundled in a modern VLS, versus what the CPFs carry?

I'm really curious how dedicated/motivated the actual Russian component of the Transnistria garrison is. "Comrades, I know we've spent all these years getting comfortable with local entrepreneurs, encouraging the Eye of Moscow to pass on to others, selling whatever to whoever, stringing along...

SK certainly seems to be doing a better public job of laying out their pitch.

Looks like a division of C&POs to the right, a director of music facing us, a seaman, a chief, and a seaman (with collar flipped up) in web belt and gaiters (not sure why - side party?), the previously-identified officer with sword, and probably another chief. The actual halyard-wranglers are...

Right alongside a selection of as-yet-uninterrupted rail routes. Was there ever a spur out to Rocky Point?

Out off the other coast, I'd be happy with any rail, so long as it's not lethal to ride on, takes large, predictable bulk freight off the roads, provides a trunk passenger service to somewhere near most of the airports and some of the ferries, and has a commuter service, for Vic/Esq, Duncan...

It is lovely, and that bit of coast especially so. Also illustrative of the fractally concealing nature of coastlines.

If you have that pleasure again and you're going through the Inside Passage (TSA-SWA) give the scenery the hairy eyeball.

Thank you; interesting to see the comparison. Was wondering not only from a purely ship/rescue needs perspective, but also looking at @Oldgateboatdriver 's comment re: how the CDC will likely spend its time - would extra boats be useful enough to be worth carrying, and if so, what kind on top...

Speaking of boats, what should the CDC be carrying/have the bay or cradle space for, especially if there's no embarked helicopter?

The British allotment system could do with importing here, with both permanent plots and some sort of "okay, you want to sit on that brownfield for 25 years, let it be used for allotment gardens for that period and get a tax break" scheme. In hard urban areas, less concrete around new/renewed...

Sitting back with two oceans* and two okay-to-fantastic neighbours** between you and any hostilities and being the for-profit Arsenal of Freedom for NATO seems much more consistent with the stated Fortress America stuff than whatever the current FLAILEX thinks it's doing. * Yes, Alaska, but...

On the deterrent front, seems a shame that we don't (apparently) have war (reserve?) stock that can be, should the neighbours come over the border, gleefully handed out to anyone willing to take a potshot at an invader, along with whatever minimum of uniforms (are armbands good enough?) are...

Saw some discussion on IIRC Bluesky that the Houthis had some sort of kludged optical/audio distributed tracking network. No idea on the BS factor, but could see something like that, assuming a working data network, being enough to give you a bearing.

Wonder if it would be worth it for Canada to get into defence partnerships with (or just buy from) the Turks. Their kit might be a little bit less bleeding-edge expensive than US (setting aside all the other current reasons to avoid our neighbours' kit) and is presumably being built with the...