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Old 08-02-2007, 10:57 AM   #155 (permalink)
dave angel
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Originally Posted by VarSity View Post
Any news floating around on smaller patrol craft to release the fleet ships from the Caribbean and Falklands. Why does the Royal waste a main ship drug hunting!
the WIGS is also the first response vessel for the Falklands, having a Type 23 chase down drug-runners is dumb, but having an OPV try to fend of an invasion is equally dumb.

RN is caught by geography here, having a 'real' warship stationed in the FI - given the strength of the Air/Land defences - is a total waste of resources, yet it would be foolish to have the nearest high-end warship the best part of 8,000 miles away.
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