tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042131604091564151.post1361625178747270485..comments2023-08-13T09:15:04.565+01:00Comments on MILLFLATS MERCURY-formerly the Tarff Advertiser: Stating the bleeding obvious ....Mad Jock McMadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17088238215251518226noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042131604091564151.post-59046645228882321612015-11-22T21:36:32.882+00:002015-11-22T21:36:32.882+00:00They do not have the aircraft they need and the F ...They do not have the aircraft they need and the F 35 vstol variant is over ten years away from being front line, if it ever gets there. I am actually talking about the UK here, not just Scotland. Today's blethers from Osbourne were designed to cover up the total arse every government since Thatcher has made of UK defence in its vain glorious pursuit of "punching above our weight". The reality is we currently could not punch ourselves out of a wet paper bag .... we have no capability to put soldiers or our ships and planes in harm's way without Uncle Sam holding our hand and wiping our arses.<br /><br />If Argentina invades the Falklands tomorrow we have no ships or men to send south and will just have to give them away. <br /><br />The UK military is on the point of collapse as morale, as a result of Tory policy on defence, sinks ever lower. The idea you can create a reserve force to make up the numbers is now short over 10,000 personnel for the Army alone while senior rates and middle ranking officers in the RN are taking their pensions and running. The RAF pilots are concerned they are not getting enough flight time to keep their skills at operational levels a d the planning for recall of pilots will not work given the rapidly changing world of combat avionics. The new Typhoon aircraft is already on new avionics fit 3 ... if the bangers turn on the UK for the latest genocide Cameron's mob have perpetrated against them we would be forced to surrender.Mad Jock McMadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17088238215251518226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042131604091564151.post-75328688699232468502015-11-21T23:05:40.365+00:002015-11-21T23:05:40.365+00:00I believe Peter that the MoD had a policy of denud...I believe Peter that the MoD had a policy of denuding Scottish defense infrastructure leading up to the referendum just in case things didn't work out the way they hoped.<br />They wouldn't have had to pay for defending Scotland's maritime borders and for sure would have removed everything from Faslane and Coulport if they could.<br />Noticeable that Hammond announced the relocation of all the nuclear submarine fleet to Faslane immediately after the No vote.<br />Aircraft can be flown south at the drop of a hat.<br />I am sure that this is still in the thinking of the MoD contingency planners.<br />bringitonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10712089398887269381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042131604091564151.post-75892642253602327212015-11-21T18:42:15.525+00:002015-11-21T18:42:15.525+00:00Anyone could land in Scotland. And blow the Triden...Anyone could land in Scotland. And blow the Trident to smithereens. And Scotland with it. We have no marine Defence. There is nothing watching our North Seas. There is no patrols. The Trident is an abcient lumbering falling to bits. We also don't have permission to use it. MΛЯУ GOODΛLLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967393656950914097noreply@blogger.com