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Off the Record / Re: Russo-Ukrainian War 2014-2...

Last post by The Brain - Today at 01:25:07 AM

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Off the Record / Re: Russo-Ukrainian War 2014-2...

Last post by Syt - Today at 01:23:58 AM

Doesn't the UK have rows and rows of battleships at Scapa anymore?

We haven't had a decent naval race in a while. Makes me want to fire up (and learn ) Rule the Waves 3.



There was a reason why all bridges across the Nord-Ostsee-Kanal (previously Kaiser-Wilhelm-Kanal) had to be built extra high.

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Off the Record / Re: Russo-Ukrainian War 2014-2...

Last post by The Brain - Today at 01:16:52 AM

Doesn't the UK have rows and rows of battleships at Scapa anymore?

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Off the Record / Re: Iran War

Last post by The Brain - Today at 01:12:51 AM

What does the treaty of alliance between the UK and the gulf states say?

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Gaming HQ / Re: The Miscellaneous PC & vid...

Last post by Syt - Today at 01:10:37 AM

Forza Horizon 6 is coming out next month. I played a ton of 4, hardly and 5, so not really planning to get this. But then I saw that advanced access starts on the 14th of May, and I will be off work 15th till 24th (had not much planned except resting and relaxing) ...

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Off the Record / Re: Football (Soccer) Thread

Last post by Syt - Today at 12:54:26 AM

Oof Italy. At least Germany has the dignity of qualifying (and then bowing out early more often than not). I made my peace with our team having had its magical years 2006 - 2014.

Speaking of big teams not qualifying. German sports TV DSF in 200s had the slogan "Mittendrin statt nur dabei" (right in the middle instead of being just there). For the 2002 World Cup they had this ad: "Mittendrin statt nicht dabei" (right in the middle instead of not there).





(Small print says 'Holland - Vizeweltmeister 1974, 1978', to really rub it in.)

I don't think we'd do this with Italy or even England ... our "big" rivalry remains with the Dutch. Less vitriolic than it used to be, thankfully.

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Off the Record / Re: Russo-Ukrainian War 2014-2...

Last post by Richard Hakluyt - Today at 12:50:54 AM

I think that this would be our actual main task, preventing Russia from accessing the Atlantic (long distance blockade), in a hypothetical European alliance. The pitiful state of the RN precludes that at the moment. We need to step up but the levels of entitlement of the population are sky-high; so I'm not sure we will before it is too late.

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Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic

Last post by Syt - Today at 12:49:45 AM

China's anti fatigue system.
Fuck I hope this never makes it here.

That looks distracting more than anything

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Off the Record / Re: Brexit and the waning days...

Last post by Syt - Today at 12:49:04 AM

I mentioned the latest China espionage scandal that a Labour MP's husband had been arrested on suspicion of spying for China. FT now reporting that the captain of one of the nuclear submarines has stepped back from his role after being investigated for a "relationship" with the MP.

The relationship was investigated last year but while it was inappropriate there was no rule breaking or discipline for the captain.  MoD say they've done security checks again I assume because the husband of the MP has been arrested on espionage charges. The MoD say they are confident there's no security risk, including no blackmail risk. Hopefully it was a different vetting team than we had on Lord Mandelson

Sounds like the setup for a great drama. Or rom com.

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Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic

Last post by Crazy_Ivan80 - Today at 12:46:19 AM

Cyberpunk 2027...