Recent content by rogthedodge

(Some of) That may be true but on this thread he has missed the point, spouted bllox and then attacked insulted me. The info I posted was correct, well-researched and added to the debate, his was partial and off-topic. He is very defensive which seems odd in someone so omnipotent. Your...

I can heartily recommend a book about this period if you're keen to read more Amazon.co.uk: Billy Ruffian: The Bellerophon and the Downfall of Napoleon: Books: David Cordingly It's a biography of a single ship that was at all the major battles vs. the French and the ship onto which...

I concur Oh and Plan D I said '1 squadron' - as in one out of two, not 1 as in #1. If I'd mean 1 Squadron I'd have used the capital S. See the difference? "You started talking about the Royal Marines while everyone else is talking about Special Forces. If you learnt to read; you'd...

The Ego has spoken eh? Mate you're really taking the **** - we're discussing 'commandos' and you wade in with a load of self-important rubbish about the paras RAF Regt. Please explain what prompted you to add 2/3 PARA to a discussion about commandos - have you redefined commando and not...

Not sure I follow. A&MWC is a training cadre enusuring specialist skills are available within the RM Commandos and 3 Commando Bde - it's not a separate unit in terms of counting numbers. As the name suggests they train for high / cold environments. Jungle training is completely separate...

No worries (All this is meant to help) Another factor to consider is that the UK Commandos (leaving aside the SF thing for now) encompass more then the 3 Royal Marine Commandos (batallions) you mention - they operate within 3 Commando Brigade which includes support arms (artillery /...

I've read somewhere about RAF mosquitos which were painted in BOAC (civilian livery) and used to make daily runs to sweden to pick up small / high value items (I think machine tools were mentioned) and diplomatic mail. One at least one occasion high-value VIP's were flown crammed in the...

Your UK info isn't complete: There are 2 territorial SAS regts - 21SAS based in London covering the South-East / Wales and 23SAS based in Birmingham and recruiting in the north of England Scotland. Both TA SAS are tasked with 'Medium and deep battlespace Intelligence, Surveillance, Target...

Not sure I am - lots of gnashing of teeth when it's UK selling but when it's the US supplying justifications of them being allies are brought out. Selling F15 upgrades is just as questionable as selling them Typhoons but one draws more flak than the other??? We all deal with Saudi - we...

"Did you know that..... " Yep! BTW # 34 - it's 76.834 actually :twisted: :twisted: ----------------------------------------------------------------------- On the battery thing - IIRC it's down to luck/chance, if the charge coincides with your heart rhythm at a certain point in its...

C'mon guys the whole of the western world deals with Saudi. We all know it's the home of jihadi islam (along with Pakistan). We all know Saudis have flooded the Islamic world with their hardline extremist Wahabbi (sp?) version of the Koran which changes 'live along-side in peace' to...

I was mistaken - the first British tests on tank armour were based on its resistance to penetration by reversed mauser bullets - the 'Mother' test in 1916

from wiki: France A land-based component was added in August 1971 with the commissionning of the 18-silo IRBM launch site at Plateau d'Albion in the Vaucluse region. Later, the land element was augmented with the mobile short-range Pluton and Hadès missiles, designed to be launched from...

Again I think you're over-looking European nuclear capability (beyond the dual-key weapons) Let's say Russia piles across the border, NATO forces delay them for 2/3 days but don't stop them. France has little choice but to commit its tactical nuclear weapons at their 'line in the sand' -...

Glad you liked it. I didn't post it to offend just that I think he makes a number of very valid points and I love the fact that he's allowed to be truly provocative via national media. It's freedom of speech in action - a truly precious thing