>Royal Navy warships will be left without anti-ship missiles and be forced to rely on naval guns because of cost-cutting, the Ministry of Defence has admitted.
>The Navy’s Harpoon missiles will retire from the fleet’s frigates and destroyers in 2018 without a replacement, while there will also be a two year gap without helicopter-launched anti-shipping missiles.
>Naval sources said the decision was “like Nelson deciding to get rid of his cannons and go back to muskets” and one senior former officer said warships would "no longer be able to go toe-to-toe with the Chinese or Russians".
>Harpoon missiles are unlikely to be replaced for up to a decade, naval sources said, leaving warships armed only with their 4.5in Mk 8 guns for anti-ship warfare. Helicopter-launched Sea Skua missiles are also going out of service next year and the replacement Sea Venom missile to be carried by Wildcat helicopters will not arrive until late 2020.
>no longer be able to go toe-to-toe with the Chinese or Russians
why do bongs want to fight us?
Xavier Morgan
HAHAHAHAHAAARGH!!
What a bunch of turbo-faggots!
Jeremiah Butler
It wouldn't be much of a fight 2bh. You'd be humiliated.
James Perez
royal navy cucked again hahahahahaha
Andrew Collins
If I was one of our (((allies))) I wouldn't spend money on a navy either.
Bentley Fisher
Mohammed's welfare payments are more important.
Tyler Myers
trump got elected they aint worried bout shit
Carson Carter
Rule the waves indeed. This meme of having women in leadership positions needs to die.
Leo Stewart
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Elijah Brooks
WTF is this shit. Even we have missiles that can be fired at ships.
Have they never heard of interim systems. Fucking hell would it kill them to use a French or US system until their new one is ready. Fucking hell.
Connor Gonzalez
interesting...
Brody Davis
What the fuck happened Britain?
Grayson Morris
>using shit tier systems
Jackson Perez
This is just sad.
Britain has some very nice destroyers.
But without missiles, they're just glorified patrol boats with larger than necessary crews.
Zachary Brooks
Faggot
Asher Smith
>retiring 'Poon >not buying NSM as replacement faggots
Nathaniel Sanchez
>That flag
It's time. Thatcher can't stop you this time.
Isaiah Moore
Right about time. The EU starts establishing an EU-army and GB cuts the costs.
Nathan Price
They realized that they cant Rule the Waves with modern Anti-Ship missiles. They are going to go back to regular cannons because that worked much better in for them in the past.
Austin Thomas
>using no systems
Chase Gutierrez
Good, less taxpayer money wasted in useless military hardware. We should do the same and leave fucking NATO as well.
Jace Martinez
President Trump should step up and help out our greatest ally.
how many Harpoons you need?? 100 or 200!!!
I see your carrier has a ramp as well, you wanna lease our Nimitz?
Joseph Rogers
>leave Nato Yeah, no
Ryder Rodriguez
Wooden sail boats when?
Jason Cooper
A combined EU army is honestly a good idea. I don't know why people are so against it.
Cameron Morgan
DO IT!
Britain needs a kick up the arse to help get them back on track. They scored big with Brexit but they're slumping again
Nolan Sanders
> UK rules the waves!
More like the splashes in your grans bathtub
Isaac Davis
The usual reasons. Putin trying to annex England. The Chinese wanting to stop expansion into underdeveloped areas. You know the crazy shit both your's and China's governments have been doing for hundreds of years. Just amped up to 11 thanks to huge populations and increasing technology.
Jordan Gonzalez
There is zero point wasting money on a defense budget when you have the yanks defending you 2bh.
Nicholas Hall
Your gay boats with guns would be sinked immediately by anti-ship missiles.
Ian Johnson
like you guys need military hardware. you'll just surrender like you did the last two world wars
Brandon Moore
And then you'd be cucked, ivan. We have actual allies while you don't have any.
Cooper Foster
Pathetic
Jaxson Cox
Trump wont defend you for free
Ryder Fisher
We are untouchable and Ivan knows this.
Ethan Sanchez
>Trump >Willing to defend freeloaders
You just got fucked and you refuse to admit how fucked you are.
Carter Clark
Remind me why people like May again?
Luke Jenkins
implying a single Astute sub wouldn't sink the entire Northern Fleet
Carson Turner
We aren't free loaders though. We have the biggest defense budget in europe
Brandon Nelson
Yeah, like the EU right xD
Ian Williams
The so called Royal """"""""""Navy""""""""""
Jace Morales
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Andrew White
France, You, Australia, Canada and new zealand. We are pretty much secure lad.
Jack Moore
>When the Australian navy is more advanced than the Royal Navy.
top kek
Logan Edwards
I believe
Mason Lopez
Why are the Brits such stupid faggots? Shrinking the military at a time when they are reducing their ties to the continent, and the US is becoming either more isolationist, or shifting towards Russia. The UK should be spending more than ever on their military, because they may soon find themselves without any meaningful allies.
Leo Reyes
Wow what a colossal fuckup.
But hey now I can gloat Australia has a more powerful Navy than Britain.
Kevin Richardson
How come you are being raped by pakis?
Alexander Murphy
What do we owe you? How do we benefit by protecting you?
David Gonzalez
pretty sure the ruskies are expanding their sub fleet iirc
Henry Gray
feeding and housing rapefugees isn't cheap, and the NHS is going to cost them more than the entire defense budget if it isn't already
Mason Johnson
Naval warfare won't be a part of our worlds future.
Camden Ramirez
You're going alone this time dad, the Trudeau family killed any patriotism toward Britain we had in the 70's
Chase Reed
It's a sad fucking day in our combined history when I have to admit that Australia is the preeminent naval power of the Commonwealth.
God help us.
Wyatt Brooks
You owe us everything. Also, I doubt the joos are going to let their little banking island get destroyed. In case you forgot, the banks in london own the federal reserve lmao
John Fisher
This is tragic.
Just wait until the Argentines decide to take the Falklands again.
Jackson Long
Says the island nation. Man you cunts are fucked if the shit hits the fan.
Jackson Cook
Who are we defending from?
Sebastian Harris
If at first you don't succeed
Benjamin Torres
Yeah you're right we're going to be invaded by the German-Turk alliance on hoverboats.
You honestly think there will be another D-Day?
Wyatt Rivera
we bailed you out twice, how do we owe you?
Jaxon Ward
No, he's right this time. Las Malvinas are no longer British clay. The Argentine navy will kick their fucking asses.
Jordan Thomas
It will be, but it will be space navies. Given that your country pretty much completely lacks a space program, you'll suck at that too. You fuckers have literally nothing going for you in the future. I think that's why you are all such miserable, apathetic shits. Bantz is all you people have left.
Thomas Miller
Real convincing argument, lad
Jonathan Reed
It's all yours, bud.
Ryder Robinson
I don't converse with niggers.
Ethan Nguyen
>argument It is facts though.
Carson Bennett
What a failure of a nation. No wonder my ancestors left that shithole.
Jaxson Scott
British Navy circa 2020 >rule britannia britannia rules the waves...
Carson Rogers
WTF brits. I thought you guys rules the waves 'n shiet. Even my shitpoor shithole makes anti-ship missisles.
Astute class is cute, CUTE :3
Nathaniel Reed
>being so cucked you think a defense force is pointless.
Camden Price
>Putin trying to annex England. You know the crazy shit both your's and China's governments have been doing for hundreds of years.
We never landed troops on their land unlike them.
Gavin Thompson
>Naval warfare won't be a part of our worlds future.
Jack Sullivan
Ship without missiles is just sitting duck in modern warfare. Cannons are pretty much useless except against somali pirates.
But if the banks don't exist anymore you don't have to pay debt, it's a foolproof plan.
Matthew Nguyen
Pattons ghost rises from the grave
Jaxon Gray
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Parker Turner
>our former colony please help
Juan White
You're literally retarded lad.
Have you seen the size of the UK, we can base anything anywhere and still be able to respond to a threat within the hour.
You really think we need ships to defend a stretch of water when every land based artillery piece is in full range.
We never sent ships to the conflict in NI because if Ireland ever declared war we could literally fire our AS90's from wales and decimate Dublin.
Oliver Evans
When was the last naval conflict?
Jacob Sullivan
>2022 >British Isles plagued by Japanese warships >beg Australia for relief, desperately need missile armed warships. >Australia, too busy elsewhere, abandons the UK to certain defeat at the hands of the Japanese.
Karma incoming.
Parker Johnson
You are embarrassing us, dad.
Connor Cox
We have a bigger economy than you though. You're reliant on oil prices. The saudi lads have you by the balls xD
Isaiah Nguyen
>When was the last naval conflict?
The Falklands War. Britain was heavily involved.
Ryder Sullivan
>the banks in london own the federal reserve lmao
what the fuck are you talking about you delusional shitskin
Adam Brooks
>letting the enemy come into range to bomb your own house
See you're cucked.
Leo Jenkins
>EU Army good idea
>Letting Brusselcrats control a fucking Army >Letting German Controlled Brusselcrats control an army
Yah sounds like a good idea!
Angel Cruz
Subs aren't effective if brits are going mount artillery guns on them
Gavin Richardson
That wasn't a conflict that was a pest control.
Carson Russell
Good that just makes them easier to conquer
Jaxson Torres
Why do you constantly want a fucking warm water port?
Caleb Hughes
You're on your own this time, bong. Russia is my new best friend. You can take your Doctor Who back too. I don't even like the new doctor. Remove kebab and then we'll talk.
Luis Thomas
>*Trusting someone. >*The Jewish People
Pick only one.
Aiden Sanchez
We can send a missile from the UK before their missile enters our airspace.
John Moore
The banking cartel in london own the majority of the federal reserve.
Jackson Taylor
You have no Harpoons on your frigates.
Landon Green
The truth hurts, paki.
Aaron Reed
2045
Tyler Thomas
To be fair. The Russian is right.
>Navy without missiles.
Just fuck my navy up senpai. The old Rusty Russian Aircraft Carrier is probably more modern than your shit navy.
I wish America would have allied with Russia following WW2. Europoors are just fucking leaches, who would get steamrolled by even the Turkish Military if it weren't for the US.
