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St John’s or Goose Bay possibly?

I think the problem there again would be speed. They make about 8 kts less than what Topshee says they’re looking for.

If this pointless bastard hadn’t thrown so much fuel on the fire, it’s unlikely there would be any doubt as to the F 35 purchase. His mouthy, counterintuitive “diplomacy” has made it politically and practically unpalatable for a large percentage of Canadians to keep buying American kit. If I...

I believe he was referring to the Globaleyes…

So, like these guys, then??

Patiently waiting to hear if there’s an upside….?

That would at least give the main weapon an air burst capability and a higher max elevation to engage drones.

Could be there’s been a response from elected officials who’ve been answering a tonne of questions in the time between the first airing and the meltdown. If true, the ads have worked.

Yep. Had a passable, but nothing special breakfast at an IHOP in Savannah last year. For four people it set me back over $90 USD. The server was a sweet kid so we left a big tip, which was part of that total, though. I have to say she seemed pretty overwhelmed that she got what she did, which...

Short story…Taking a family vacay to Florida a few years back. We always bring food and picnic at rest stops along the way. Got a bunch of fresh stuff at our local Walmart, including a triple sized container of cherry tomatoes, for $5.99. Crazy good deal. Got to the border and declared...

That would definitely explain her reaction. The Captain was having a pretty solid laugh when I brought it up.

The reason I asked the Captain and the Cox’n was because it had “Cox’n” embroidered into the fabric on the back of it. As I mentioned, I’ve never seen that before and was curious, but their reaction when I brought it up was almost like an inside joke.

Got an opportunity to spend a little time with HMCS MARGARET BROOKE this afternoon in Toronto. Welcoming crew, informative officers and a nice chat with the Captain and the Cox’n made for an awesome visit to see these useful and impressive vessels. I noticed the Cox’n had his own chair on the...

Would it not make the most sense to use the same set up from AOPS?

Just as a note, the Danes do not currently operate subs in their Navy, though there has recently been some discussion about either procuring some new boats or strengthening ties with those that do. This doesn’t change your point that the Baltic could already be crowded with subsurface friendlies.

I would also suggest that the 4 “light” icebreakers of the current MEMTV (RISLEY/GREY/BARTLETT/LAMARSH) should be counted And their round American women??

I’d agree with a containerized modular system and I’m certain the platform will be able to deploy TRAPS etc. What I meant in my original post is that I doubt the ship will have a hull mounted sonar or isolated plant machinery that are inherent in more ASW focused ships. I’m also not sure how...

In the most recent interview, Topshee indicated a dozen corvettes. As an exercise I plotted out what that might mean and it seems like that would give one at sea on both coasts, one possibly in the Caribbean/port visits south and one going to Africa/Euro port visits, simultaneously and more or...

Agreeing with all of the above here, but also adding that we’re still reportedly short on maintainers, pilots and support staff for our current fleet. I’m no expert, but I think it’s unlikely we’ll be in a position to operate a fleet of over 120 fighters any time soon. If we have to have a...

If you can make that happen, I’d be looking to see if we could swap you in for the current US ambassador…