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But would you build the Malta’s bearing in mind that they are more future proof than pretty much any other class, although the Collussus class could very easily have become the 1960s ASW carriers and LPH, so basically just helicopter carriers, would you see Triumph converted to heavy repair ship?

Err the missile truck idea is older than that. VC10 variant proposed in the early 1960s to tote an A.A. variant of what would become Sea Dart. It would have carried around 18 of them (a Type 42 destroyer had 20) in addition to its own missiles it’d have operated as air combat control platform...

Other possibilities include emergency bodge job on Bucaneer turning them into dumb missileers a la Vulcan interceptor but not quite as involved as that proposed abomination. Maybe even a rather shaky Jaguar job, shaky as thrust is a big issue, the carrier conversion already existed with M...

My Type 82 wouldn’t have had Ikara or Limbo, instead large hangar aft for two Sea King and bear trap means maybe even three. Sea Dart in B and the Swedish 4.7 double instead of the Mk8 Vickers, or even a more modern single 6in auto. Chuck in two sets of triple torpedo tubes and maybe some...

I’d stick a couple Sea Dart launchers on her, Sea Eagle could feasibly be used by that launcher so ship with 32 Sea Dart and 8 Sea Eagle per magazine (when available) Add in 4x6 barrel Sea Wolf each with 4 manual reloads, definitely a helideck for 2 Sea King, post 82 then add 2-4 CIWS, after 86...

Himmler was caught by the British Army. He was dressed as a common soldier and might have got away with it but got recognised and immediately took a cyanide capsule he had hidden in his mouth.

Alive....just....

The 4 round Sea Wolf launcher was developed by Baker Perkins group who were better known for their packaging machines and in developing the Chorley Wood method. My father worked for their Rose Forgrove operation in Leeds. So he did a little bit on that project. They weren’t best pleased when the...

Avro 730 being as this is becoming an AVRO fanboy thread....

Lots of guessing going on here, but no doubt the OTL MI6 operative and Chilean assistance will be to hand, plus there's the Gannets there as mentioned, the picket SSN plus things that the author will have planned. It's one huge (and rather fraught and dangerous) operation to coordinate all those...

Why have Flash when you can have a right good storm? Or p1216?

The French carriers operated 14 SEM, 4 or so IVP recce, 6 to 8 Crusaders, 6 to 8 Alize and a good half dozen helicopters usually a melange of Super Frelon, Alouettes and what have you. So that’s 30 fixed wing, ok a good number being turboprops but still, not too shabby. The 36 on CVA01 coukd...

Regarding the Sinclair Spectrum I happen to know the man that made the first one from the spec given to him by Sinclair. He found it rather amusing to see something he built in the Science Museum! As an aside he still enjoys tinkering having built his own 3D printer, repaired my old commercial...

Let’s see, not far from me we have ROF Leeds (Barnbow), Church Fenton, Yeadon, the CEGB National Grid control centre at an undisclosed location, Ferrybridge, Drax, and that’s all without considering York and so on, yup Vale of York is toast multiplied.

It did do fairly well during the 80s and 90s with many franchises opening all over the shop, but pale imitations to the original one in Leeds, can just about remember going there in the seventies when he (Ramsden) was still about.

at long last I have found my Gazeteer from 1809. It's basically a rather wordy geographical atlas full of useful at the time information for the gentleman at leisure to peruse. I've popped it on the Chat area of the forum, so if you ever wanted to know what an early nineteenth century Englishman...

What about the one that you least expect? It's always left field jobs.

I think you meant LHD? Funny thing is that the RN had been looking at the Tarawa class and that was what was initially wanted. However it was rapidly realised that it was far too big a ship and beyond the RNs capabilities mainly in terms of manning the darn thing. The Ocean was supposed to have...

My vote goes for the Sterling. The only thing wrong with it is it's over engineered stock folding problem, which can easily result in bruised fingers. For style and panache it's the Lanchester, got to love it's great big lump of brass magazine receiver to polish, and that 50 round magazine! Pure...

Well there is the other antipodean nation, which did have an FAC training unit 4FAC TF) until at least 1986, i think they flew old trainer aircraft (they did they were Winjeels). Now have those replaced by a dozen cheap second hand Broncos bought as a job lot and they'd easily see getting on 20...