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Name one major surface combatant that Britain has purchased for combat use, in modern times, and which country they bought it from. I cannot think of one major surface ship that the Royal Navy has bought since the Lend-Lease program was ended. The RN has one of the best ship-design and...

Ok, I wasn't sure if we still had a oil-fired carrier on Active Duty. That's good to know, that the old Connie is still there. Wonder how many times she's been updated to stay relevent....

I don't seriously believe they have any nuclear devices.

Trust me, the US military will not put a multi-million dollar fighter until the technology is fully proven. Even advanced design will be dropped if it is flawed. Just look at the M-8 rifle. I agree with Quatro, MAD worked with the Soviets for 30+ years, and it will work with N. Korea. Kim...

You're right, it didn't make sense, I was just repeating myself, let me clarify. Manufacturers will produce certain critical parts, like wings, whose technology give that company an edge. They won't tell the other country how to build that part them themselves. An example is the M-1 tank plant...

Eh, it was just something to discuss. Hell, maybe they just want to be seen as good european partners or something. What's the range on the F-35 compared to the Eurofighter? Obviously the F-35 could carry external tanks, but that gives up some stealth, as well as possibly a weapon slot...

Well, here's two ideas. The US military purchases all it's major end items from domestic manufacturers. Not only does this bolster the economy, it ensures that the US is self relient in producing defense items. Britain could be trying to secure its means to build planes by itself and with...

Frosty, The Typhoon is a air-superiority fighter, while the F-35 is a ground attack fighter, designed to be a stealthy counterpart to the F-22. Britain just uses the Typhoon in the role of the F-22 No, it disintegrates. Kinetic energy warheads function just like a tank's sabot round, and...

I think this paragraph is totally wrong. No, the US Navy SM-3 missile is designed to shoot the missile down in the boost phase, before it leaves the atmosphere. Thus, it must be relatively close. The missile can't fly for 40 seconds, how can it carry a several megaton bomb, which N. Korea...

Yeah, I've read that too. Wonder if the guy coming up with names was a WC 1 fan?

Getting back to the subject, anyone else see this? Looks like they went with the Lockheed version over Boeing's, and gave it the name 'Lightning II'. Wasn't that going to be the original name for the F-22 before they named it 'Raptor'...

I didn't mean to imply that you were ignorant of the history of the war. I just react kind of strong to the term "police action". To me, it demeans the memories of the soldiers that fought then. War hasn't been declared in the traditional sense since WWII, but Congress has passed...

First, there is no need to insult me. I was no trying to correct anyone (and I apologize to T.C. Cgi for the patronizing tone, I didn't intend that), I was stating my views and opinions so they could be considered by the other members. I also was not trying to 'reject' anyone's response...

That was a war. Talk to anyone who survived, it was war. I've seen enough to know. Police Action is when the cops pull me over for driving through a stopsign. Yeah, it is splitting hairs about the end of the war, but consider this; if the war is over, why do American and S. Korean soldiers...

Ok, I was wrong, but I wasn't too sure about it in the first place. Well, the current sactions don't allow any trading with them anyway, the only 'trading' is the food and medical aid the west, and especially S. Korea sends. If they stop, then we get the images of the starving N. Koreans on...

Well, the UN won't do crap. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't believe the N. Koreans are even a member, if I remember correctly, they dropped out or were expelled during the Korean War. But I could be wrong. Personally, I don't think the US will do anything militarily, There's no reason to...

HA-HA! I guess that resolved that question, The N. Korean long-range missile, the Taepodong-2 failed 35 seconds into the flight and crashed. http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&u=/ap/20060704/ap_on_re_as/nkorea_missile_13

You're right, I didn't specify that I was talking about the Versailles treaty. I think the reconstruction of the U-boat fleet was in secret, though. I think that the change to carriers was already well underway throughout the '30s, and the power of the carrier was well known by '41, since it...

Maybe he should be working for the CIA....

Whoa, I really missed alot being in the field over the weekend. That was a very good reply Tigerhawk. That poor guy should go back to Dartmouth (which in itself says alot about why he said all that), and ask for his money back. Edit- I wish LOAF could have left him only long enough so I...