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Originally Posted by jeffpayne56
Type 42. type 21, invincible class what a joke the governments have screwed this country to save a few pounds just glad i've left the forces
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I agree! It seems that almost every UK defence equipment design is compromised to save money. Even when the designs are good (Astute), we compromise on numbers...
One possible future ship to join this list could arguably be CVF. I think it is criminal that the MoD rejected the excellent armoured bulkhead designs from Qineti-Q because it was expensive. Hmm, we will just make do with Kevlar and composite armour in strategic places then. For the sake of the sailors working on board her, I hope they never need to call upon it.
Honestly, how much compromise can you afford to BUILD into your prized assets and prime targets? BUILD it properly or not at all I say.