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Tiger class cruisers opinions
The three Tiger class cruisers arouse strong opinions. As the only major non-carrier RN warships built after WW2 they mark the transition of the RN from a force built round its battleships' big guns to a missile dominated navy. The 6" and 3" guns fitted to them were supposed to be a new approach...- uk 75
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- anti-submarine warfare cold war command cruiser command ship cruiser east of suez falklands war fleet air arm gun cruiser helicopter and command cruiser helicopter cruiser naval fire support north atlantic treaty organisation nsfs post-world war ii royal navy vstol carriers world war ii
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- Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
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1969 plans to fit Exocet: Details of Ships
In his excellent Royal Navy Destroyers and Frigates, Norman Friedman gives details of original plans for fitting Excocets to the Royal Navy surface fleet. Shipbucket enthusiasts may already have seen this, but if not it may be of interest. In 1969 the RN decided to buy 300 Exocets to fit 37...- uk 75
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- Forum: Secret Naval Projects
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Alternative Invincible Class Ideas
During the development of the Invincible a 12 500 t helicopter cruiser was planed as an alternative to the later build ships does somebody has more data or drawings on ship ships ? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invincible_class_aircraft_carrier thanks Edit: looks like this topic was already...- Anderman
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- anti-submarine warfare anti-surface warfare cold war great britain helicopter cruiser royal navy sea harrier through-deck command cruiser through-deck cruiser vstol carriers
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