"just reamber how there was going to be a fleet of 4 T22 after 1981 but proved so useful they bought 3 batches."
No I dont "reamber"but in fact I remembered events quite differently and went back to my reference library to check.
Actually it was eight (8) T-22s as that what was ordered before the Falklands crisis hit.
Four more were ordered and justified as Falklands War replacements(to make 12) and another two were ordered as the Type 23 design process was totally revamped due to the same afore mentioned crisis. (total 14)
Originally 26 were envisioned but the high cost lowered expectations to "at least 14" ie to match the expected Type 42 run subsequently dropped to 12 and then at the darkest hour 8.
However to "compensate" both the SSN and SS programs suffered no cuts and in fact were accelerated.
An interesting exercise is to match the size, cost and capabilities of the final Type 23 design compared to the original Type-22 Batch 1 ships.
As is a study of Royal Navy escort history post-WWII to the present
The Royal Navy continues to suffer actual cuts and threats of cuts.
Its future doesnt appear to be particularly "rosy" at the moment.
"quanity has a quality all its own".
To be sure the one constant in warship constuction for at least a Hundred years has been balancing capability(quality) and numbers(quanity) of naval fleets.
Beedall(Not Beedell and BTW your spelling in general is STILL atrocious) is by far the most honest, informative, prescient, accurate, realistic and pragmatic commentator/analyst on the Royal Navy.
Unlike yourself.
...With ALL due respect Rick, & not wanting to start any arguement, but who are your comments directed at ??
Me ??
I ask, as you didn't have the courtesy to name anyone, & your posting follows directly on from mine.
I have the joys of being British, with UK English as my
only language.
Add to this the fact the the Spell checker for this site is in US English, it may explain for some of the terrible use of language, never mind those of the younger generation who tend to touch type without reading what they've typed / speak in txt, or those who post here & have English as their 4th or 5th tongue !
To pass comment at others without spell checking your own comments is first, a bit OTT, & secondly is about hypocritical !
Nuance's aside, I agree 110% that "BEEDALL" is an excellent source of information, but it is better to gather ALL data on the subject & look at it objectively, rather than just listening to one person's point of view.
Hope this helps....
SA :smilie
