L1A1 in the Twilight War

[.45cultist]

I just read a story saying the Queen Elizabeth is expected to launch in 2015. Could they be prioritizing her build? The story also said the sailors would have a smart phone app to find their way around, I went . Granted I'm only an former Air Force Transportation guy, but wouldn't it's crew become familiar with their ship?
Back on topic, I'm inspired to make a former Brit NPC with an L1A1 parts gun now. I've been thinking of a civilian party centering on a small gun club. This would have a mix of careers linked to a useful postwar skillset.

[Rainbow Six]

Originally Posted by .45cultist

I just read a story saying the Queen Elizabeth is expected to launch in 2015. Could they be prioritizing her build?

I'm no expert but I think we're both right. The shell of the ship (ie something that wont sink if put in water) will be ready either later this year or next year at the latest. However there is still then several years of work to be done before it begins to resemble a completed ready for service warship. According to wiki timeline is likely to be something like this:

2009 - construction began

July 2014 - ship launched

July 2014 - May 2016 - internal construction completed, with crew ready to come aboard May 2016 (at which point they might need their smartphone app!)

Oct 2016 - sea trials begin

2018 - F35 operations begin

2020 - ship attains "operational military capability"

Construction on the Prince of Wales began in 2011 so logically she should be two years behind the Queen Elizabeth. There was an article in one newspaper that usually knows what it's talking about (not the Daily Mail) a while ago though that said the Navy were informally referring to Prince of Wales as HMS Portsmouth Pier because she would never leave dock.

[.45cultist]

The war rushes fitting the ship and the crew finds a few L1A1's in their locker! And the war renders the smartphones rather dumb..... best of both topics here.

[rcaf_777]

Here is what happened to the Canada's FN stockpile

http://forums.navy.ca/forums/index.p...=34042.20;wap2

Here is link for those of you who want to know more about Military Service Rifles used by Canada

http://www.canadiansoldiers.com/weapons/rifles.htm

[.45cultist]

My response is a COC violation, at least part them up and export what isn't needed for DMR support. Too bad a Canadian citizen can't have one! The DMR idea will make it into my game though.

[pmulcahy11b]

My impression of the F-35 is that it is a limited aircraft with a limited mission -- primarily penetration of heavy radar and SEAD. (I actually think it would be better to use the F-35 as a Wild Weasel, something that has been discussed in various think tanks and publications like Jane's and Combat Aircraft magazine.) It has a limited ordnance load and not much ability to defend itself -- to me, it comes out looking more like a super-F117 than anything else. And it's way too much money than we have to spend right now -- not much bang for the buck.

Oh well -- at least it's not a Raptor...

[.45cultist]

It sounds like this shiny new tech contributes to the Twilight war premise, it rapidly becomes paperweights and scrap.