Nimrod MRA4 to be built after all

[TankBuster]

What a waste...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AA4a9mLs ... re=related" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

TankBuster

[dantheman_09]

this takes the , y not donate them to a museum or something , what a waste of time and money

[Sheff]

Bear in mind that this is only a newspaper report. It may well be complete nonsense.

[ythanpythan]

Could be a good bit of Realpolitk from BAE.

If they stop work now the government may look for a refund for the remaining costs. If they press on and complete the airframe's there's the chance of a U-Turn and just think of all that lovely money tied up in servicing and support contracts once it's operational.

Or like a lot of the other 'facts' i've read in papers and on this and other forums over the last few days it's a load of

Ian

[T_J]

"...sometimes carrying nuclear bombs designed to take out Russian subs."

What, really? Seems a tad extreme...

The UK, like the US and Soviets, deployed Nuclear Depth Bombs.

UK usage of Nuclear Depth Bombs

http://www.nuclear-weapons.info/vw.htm#WE.177" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://nuclear-weapons.info/images/tna- ... e25-p2.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The RN deployed them from helos such as Wasp, Lynx, Sea King and Wessex.

Link to image of Wasp carrying a nuclear depth bomb training round.

http://nuclear-weapons.info/images/we177-wasp.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

TJ

[NAM Updater]

If you check out the bomb bay of the Shackleton at Newark you'll find that it was modified to carry nuclear depth charges!

[SteveS]

Well booger me, you learn something new everyday!

[NAM Updater]

Here you go a 'wiki-link' on Lulu!!

A better explanation than in the Shackleton books that I helped compile!

[Bluetail]

Nice that Nuclear weapons are and the discussions are interesting , can you please start a separate thread to discuss them as you are off now topic

I,m sure you,ll understand

[HighlandSniper]

WE.177A NDBs in the RAF Museum, Hendon.

[PR9]

I have the perfect solution to the MRA4, MRTT and A400M dilema:

[gixrgill]

ill play lady penelope who is gonna be virgil and scott? and what about Brains? certainly not our current leader

[buzzer]

maybe we could all chip in and get our selfs one to play with??
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better that than scrap them all!!