History, Politics And Current Affairs

Thank you everyone for your kind thoughts. They are appreciated.

Only in America! IMVHO, the M14s the Sentinels carry won't be loaded, which is not to say they don't carry ammunition for them. There is always a chance of an ND from a loaded weapon, even if it remote. There's zero chance if they're not loaded. I'm pretty sure our ceremonial guards don't keep their...

Micael wrote: ↑Sat Oct 31, 2026 4:41 pmIt was a fitting end.

Indeed. Thanks for posting that.

ST:P was a little uneven at times, but S3 made up for everything and that scene in particular.

Damn sad. Read his autobiography a while back and he had quite the life. Brought some real talent to the small and big screen. Can’t imagine ST: TNG working with out him.

Damn sad to see another one of the TOS crew go. I do think that Bester was one of his best performances.

The fact that NATO ASM are not as well developed as they might be is an example of 'friction' within TLW. The RAF and RN have just introduced an upgraded variant of the Sea Eagle, with a dual-band seeker and improved systems, including the ability to programme in waypoints. The US AGM-158C LRASM is ...

Works for me!

Btw, are we classing her as a DD, or DDG?

Since HMAS Waterhen has been the name of a shore base since the ‘60s, will we change the name of the base, or call the ship something else?

He’s apparently going to come on the GWG Getaway and come to the next conference as a normal punter!

I believe the armouries got everything out of the old MoD Pattern Room.

I think could spend a week in there. It even has a bar upstairs in the conference facility! Plus, it’s great that a decent hotel and pub are within walking distance.

Have shifted the orbat discussion to the General Discussion thread.

I was in Leeds over the weekend for the Great War Group conference. We were very graciously hosted by the Royal Armouries Leeds . It's a fantastic museum with some truly amazing exhibits, from the prototype Maxim MG, to what is probably the only complete set of armour for an Indian Elephant. Althoug...

Wow, I go away for a long weekend and come back to quite this discussion!

I do wonder what the families of Sylvania look like.

How much does the collective think this is due to a genuine threat assessment and how much a fear of being embarrassed before the mid-terms? Mentioned this elsewhere that a friend who lives in that area and who is part of the spotter community told me it was well known for weeks by them that the Bo...

Suriname also has a border dispute with Guyana. The Dutch forces are concentrating on protecting the Netherlands Antilles.

With thanks to Louie. * D+100 * 1801 hours GMT. USS Salem , off Isla de la Juventud, Cuba. Captain Theodore Leverett raised his binoculars to study the distant island. He could make out the beach and trees and not much else on what had become the Cuban equivalent of Taiwan. The remnants of the Raúl...

jemhouston wrote: ↑Wed Oct 07, 2026 10:52 am The EA-6B lose will screw up planning.

It's certainly going to hurt. Prowlers are very valuable and not all that common.