Harpoon!!

[Randy]

Are there any naval wargames out there similar to the old Mattel "Sea Battles" game? In this game you could control individual ships (CA, BB, CA, DD, subs and PT boats). It was pretty good for its day!

[wodin]

Just downloaded the H3 demo. Once I upped the resolution it looked OK. Im happy.

[civdiv]

With the new database there also came to be an update to the last battleset called European Campaign 2003. This was one where the US and Europe had a falling out over the US response to a terrorism incident and went to war with each other.

Talk about boring. What, are they going to tow the De Gaulle out of port to come and fight?

[civdiv]

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/co ... 17,00.html

[2ndACR]

That would be a very boring war.......the EU vs the US. I gues the US could mobilize a few national Guard units to defeat France. But I can not think of any reason to keep France after we conquer it.

[watchtower]

ORIGINAL: 2ndACR

That would be a very boring war.......the EU vs the US. I gues the US could mobilize a few national Guard units to defeat France. But I can not think of any reason to keep France after we conquer it.

The fantastic cheese for a start and the lovely females ....or males if thats the box you X.

Apart from that....I think the EU Would cane the US in a war on Pronunciation alone [:D]
(OK a bit of a troll) Apologies for that but!!

ACR - how's things? All the best to you. - Watchtower

[hermanhum]

ORIGINAL: watchtower

and the lovely females....

Got to agree on that secret weapon! I'd surrender in an instant.

[watchtower]

I always wondered what 'fifth collumist' meant - must mean "Fred was first, Eric was second, Jon was third, Brad was fourth...........whoopeee!!!!!!!!!

[hermanhum]

I would certainly hope that I could be 'tortured' most strenuously after surrendering by those insidious French techniques.

[watchtower]

From what I have read the " Dungeons" were terrible. Uniforms, whips, insulting launguage............urrgh

( they got it for free in WW2 I pay £100 a visit)

BTW ....................[8D]

[hermanhum]

How did this topic move from Harpoon to HarPorn?! [:D]

[bradfordkay]

The fantastic cheese for a start and the lovely females ....or males if thats the box you X.


Who was the French guy in Hogan's Heroes? He did have a pretty mouth...

[Shaun]

Latest UK Carriers under construction:

http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/static/pages/1971.html

Future Aircraft Carrier (CVF)

Following a requirement stated in the Strategic Defence Review for a new larger class of aircraft carrier, as a replacement for the three existing Invincible class ships, the CVF was conceived.

In January 2003, the Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon announced that the Royal Navy's new generation of aircraft carriers will be designed and built by an alliance between the Ministry of Defence and BAE Systems/Thales UK. KBR have subsequently joined this alliance in the role of Project Integrator

The two vessels, will be the largest and most powerful surface warships ever built in the UK. The reduction in hull numbers is to be achieved through modern build and support techniques, which will dispense with the need for long refit periods and will allow required availability to be achieved from only 2 hulls.

CVF will be a Joint Defence Asset, and will focus specifically on Joint Force 2000 enabling operations from forces of all 3 services to contribute to sea, land and air battles. Lessons learnt from the successful build and early operating experience of HMS Ocean will be incorporated in the CVF programme.

The ship build strategy will examine the potential for involvement of UK shipyards and will be determined on a value for money basis, in conjunction to consideration of the capability, capacity and resources of UK industry to meet the full range of planned naval programmes. It is anticipated that CVF will create or sustain around 10,000 jobs in the United Kingdom.

'CVF will be the principal platform for the RN/RAF Future Joint Combat Aircraft (FJCA) which will replace RN and RAF Harriers; the FJCA role will be filled by the STOVL (short take off vertical landing) variant of the Lockheed Martin F35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). The CVF Carrier Air Group (CAG) will also include the Maritime Airborne Surveillance & Control system to provide sensor coverage against air and surface threats, together with command and control for other air operations. CVF will be capable of supporting the operation of helicopters in a wide variety of roles that could include anti-submarine warfare, attack and support.

In order to maximise the flexibility that CVF can offer over its potential 50 year service life, the carriers will be built to an innovative adaptable design. Although CV-based, the ships will initially be fitted with a ramp for STOVL operations. Post JSF, the design will be capable of modification to operate aircraft requiring a catapult launch and arrested recovery.

Although the final dimensions of CVF have yet to be confirmed, initial indications suggest that the carriers could be the largest warships ever built for the Royal Navy. The base port will be Portsmouth, Hampshire.

That info is slightly out of date as the carriers are already well under construction.

Sulla

[2ndACR]

Only bad thing about the Brit Cv's is the cost of those dudes. They should be buying Nimitz class CV's from the US at the price they are paying. IIRC, around 4 billion per ship.

Heck, even our old CV's are better than what they are building. But, at least they are building. Just do not let the French get near them.[:-]

[Tankerace]

ORIGINAL: bradfordkay

Who was the French guy in Hogan's Heroes? He did have a pretty mouth...

Cpl. LeBeau, played by Robert Clary. Ironically enough, in WW2 he was in a concentration camp.

[watchtower]

ohh........ Tankerace like the new get up

You in Kilburn soon?

I got a few (ex) IRA mates like to meet you. X

[Tankerace]

Thanks, I got the idea from Teminus' the Master and the Student.

Kilburn? Afraid that's the other side of the world for me.

Ex IRA guys? What did I do? [:D]

ORIGINAL: watchtower

ohh........ Tankerace like the new get up

You in Kilburn soon?

I got a few (ex) IRA mates like to meet you. X

[watchtower]

ORIGINAL: Tankerace

Thanks, I got the idea from Teminus' the Master and the Student.

Kilburn? Afraid that's the other side of the world for me.

Ex IRA guys? What did I do? [:D]

ORIGINAL: watchtower

ohh........ Tankerace like the new get up

You in Kilburn soon?

I got a few (ex) IRA mates like to meet you. X

Darth Vader = Thatcher

Put a tin helmet on top.........kill all the kids not just the males!!

It's a 70's -80's Republican thing

Don't worry your not on a list....

YET[8D]

[ravinhood]

ORIGINAL: 2ndACR

That would be a very boring war.......the EU vs the US. I gues the US could mobilize a few national Guard units to defeat France. But I can not think of any reason to keep France after we conquer it.

Lol yeah they could title that game "The Three Day War" haha

[Randy]

Shaun, thanks for that update on the RN CVF. The link also went to the new RN landing ships which looked pretty impressive. The RN and RM seems to have adopted a similar concept as the USMC regarding launching amphibious assaults over the horizon.