Recent content by Kirkhill

Do the old rules still apply? Flying under a false flag was a ruse de guerre. Opening fire under a false flag was perfidy. Dousing the false flag and breaking out the legitimate colours prior to opening fire was acceptable. PS .... late to the party.

How do we respond to similar attacks on Prince Rupert and Deltaport?

.... History meander.... ... Wolf Cubs, Brownies, Boy Scouts, Girl Guides, Ventures, Sea Scouts, Boys Brigade. St John's, Red Cross, Candy Stripers Masons, Knights of Columbus, Shriners, Oddfellows, Rebeccas, Elks, Eagles, Lions, Kiwanis, Kinsmen, Kinettes, Imperial Order of Daughters of...

https://unherd.com/newsroom/after-klaus-schwab-will-the-wef-move-to-the-right/ IMO - The two highlighted statements state everything that it is needed to be known. The Christian Democrats represent the pre-WW2 power structure. There is not a hairsbreadth of difference between them and...

Hang tough! Reserve uniforms to follow.

I think the highlighted bit is the open question for me. I always assume a lag even in real time. If so then any plan has to incorporate that lag regardless of how long that lag might be. The other part is: how much can be done continuously and autonomously without direct intervention? At...

I presume that you are referring to comms. How about if the sub communicated by couriers? UUVs moving between vessels. Or breaking surface for burst transmissions?

How would you make it work?

PS - What would an SSK / USV task force look like? The Surface Vessels would announce there was a sub in the area but their noise and movement might obscure the SSK and provide Air and ASW Defence as well as launch platforms. The sub houses the Combat Information Center or whatever the CP is...

One thing that is becoming clearer to me is that there are a limited number of yards internationally that are capable of supplying subs of any type. It is also becoming clearer that, for whatever reason, and I am guessing the CT of the Moskva is related, submarines are becoming increasingly...

Seems to be based on the Italian San Giorgios https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Giorgio-class_amphibious_transport_dock Type Amphibious transport dock Displacement - 7,960 t (7,830 long tons) full load - 8,000 t (7,900 long tons) for San Giusto (full load) Length 133 m (436 ft)...

Accepted. I am afraid that I have reached a point where I find it difficult to cogently describe the current international situation. The world, in my view, is looking a lot less Westphalian and a lot more Hobbesian. Agreed. Understood. The guess does seem to be a couple of long strides...

or ? As to taking out terrorists on foreign soil ... To be clear I have no idea what the answers to anything are. My own sense of everything is that everything comes down to the judgement of individuals and that no amount of rational debate will result in a solution that every...

Re Trafalgar.... No Trafalgar, no West Africa Squadron.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/03/why-second-hand-british-cars-end-up-on-ukraines-frontline