Even the US have given up on deploying divisions, hence the Brigade Combat Team. The British Army tried to move to deployable brigades in 2010 but the tories fucked it with the SDSR. Baldy Ben made t… (View Post)

A large part of the issue is that the English national psyche is buttressed by the highly visible trappings of military puissance rather than actual capability. Hence the Army owning thousands of hor… (View Post)

He had a not great, not terrible reputation in the service. Always held in a bit of sniffy disregard because he wasn't from the "Holy Trinity" (Surface Warfare, Submariners, Fleet Air … (View Post)

Radakin is just making a few quid by telling Sunday Times readers what they want to hear. That's it. The article not a masterclass in strategic threat analysis and defence procurement planning, … (View Post)

Not really. The two Russian words are very similar and would be very difficult to say in rapid succession. (View Post)