(Europa) The Royal Navy

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Hi!
Hier eine (somewhat biased) Oppinion eines ehemaligen birtischen Marine-Offiziers ueber die momentane Politik in UK bezueglich der RN, welche in Warhips veroeffentlicht wurde:

THE CRAVEN FOLLY OF UK DEFENCE CUTS
WARSHIPS IFR OPINION SPECIAL

The British Defence Review of late 2003 was couched in techno-babble, for it cleaved to the high-tech 'Transformational' warfare. Concepts such as sea-basing, the need for high-tech surveillance and for the co-operative engagement of naval weapons are sound, but they are not a substitute for numbers (and the highly trained people who can interact with local populations). Future warfare will require sufficient numbers of ships and vehicles and aircraft, and, MOST IMPORTANTLY men and women. Navies, and marines, are well suited to their traditional roles of littoral and expeditionary warfare, and effective in suppressing piracy and smuggling, and have significant functions to fulfil during port visits in which they perform Defence Diplomacy.
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http://www.warshipsifr.com/pages/defence...ecial.html