US, Britain (and other Typhoon customers), and possibly France have deliberately gone for systems that are far more capable than the Russians' -...
How many of those dinky little Joint Strake Fighters do you think could be accommodated compared to F14s for example ?
RN ships have always traditionally been female - now they even look like it - lying down, staring skyward is always an interesting pose too....
Looks like we're not the only ones talking about this one >> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7174431.stm Repeats some of my comment above in a...
There's one for the revisionists, holocaust denialists, neo nazis, Germanists, poorly educated and just plain forgetful. :) PS. The...
Good link - the Vickers Medium looks pretty advanced for it's day when compared with some other inter war tanks. Even a turret mounted coaxial...
An anagram of the greatly preferable Unclear Weather that we've had a bit of recently though I'm unclear whether the pun was intended. 8-)
I would be interested to know whether this was a model commissioned by the naval architects before building the ship or one built to commemorate...
What's happened to the photos ?!?! :eek:
Is it me or does the term "Brewed Up" look out of place on an official report ?
... all good points but that's not what I'm after ... :o
Archer Question 2 Next question - If the Archer was open topped and slow and, therefore, vulnerable; why were few, if any, tankers killed or...
OK - so maybe it was too easy. Nobody would get the film though as it's an obscure French one - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0474531/ ......
Not by the Afrika Korps, though. :o
What worries me is that somewhere along the line it will involve large cutbacks elsewhere as that't the way Britain usually does things.
If the Archer only appeared in late 1944 - taking part in fighting in Italy and Western Europe, how do you explain these pics of one being manned...
65 - first time.
Just noticed that the BBC documentary about Hornby's takeover and plans for Airfix is being repeated tonight (Thurs AM) - BBC1 2.55am to 3.25am.
Oh, no. Pun time. :eek:
... now this one might not actually work - much maligned and misunderstood after all ... they might just pat him on the head and give him a...
