Sahwa@reddthat.com to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoDonald Trump pleads for UK to send warships to secure Strait of Hormuzwww.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square106fedilinkarrow-up1324arrow-down110
arrow-up1314arrow-down1external-linkDonald Trump pleads for UK to send warships to secure Strait of Hormuzwww.independent.co.ukSahwa@reddthat.com to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square106fedilink
minus-squarelocahosr443@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 hours agoI find it amusing anyone thinks the UK could still project any sea power. We might be able to deploy one destroyer loaded with 4 missiles and 100 rubber chickens
minus-squareChristerMLB@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 hours agothe British navy is in that bad a state?
minus-squarelocahosr443@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 hours agoYeah I’m barely exaggerating. We have 6 modern destroyers, 4-5 of which are pretty much permanently in docks awaiting overdue parts maintenance. Scuttlebutt is that we have ammo to roughly half load one… Though that could be a bit out of date now but still, it’s shocking
I find it amusing anyone thinks the UK could still project any sea power.
We might be able to deploy one destroyer loaded with 4 missiles and 100 rubber chickens
the British navy is in that bad a state?
Yeah I’m barely exaggerating.
We have 6 modern destroyers, 4-5 of which are pretty much permanently in docks awaiting overdue parts maintenance. Scuttlebutt is that we have ammo to roughly half load one… Though that could be a bit out of date now but still, it’s shocking