Hms Queen Elizabeth

[Stuart Galbraith]

You had chaps killed in the same action of course. it was good to bury the hatchet all round.

[shep854]

8 hours ago, Stuart Galbraith said:

You had chaps killed in the same action of course. it was good to bury the hatchet all round.

Yes; respect and honor is a huge part of warrior culture.

This reminds me of the account (possibly apocryphal*) of the Japanese cruiser commander standing on his bridge and saluting the sinking USS Johnston at the Battle off Samar.

* I so hope it's true...in the horror of battle, honor is one of the few positives.

Edited September 28 by shep854

[Stuart Galbraith]

Wouldn't Surprise me if its true. The navy struck me as the most western thinking of all the services.

[R011]

The IJN still routinely tortured and murdered POWs and civilians including survivors picked up at sea.  It's dissonant to the Western mind.

[Stuart Galbraith]

Please can we not start another argument  about the Japanese war record. It was a post about respecting the fallen, and sometimes its just nice to leave it at that.

[futon]

POW handling was overall bad. Would have been good if the Japanese side did better. But for those that carry it the whole way.. it doesn't justify the cause and result carried out by the western minds. Maybe they'll be more open about that some day like how they always want Japan's bad sides always reminded. 

[sunday]

Japan treated well prisoners of the 1905 war.

[futon]

It'll be awhile before a third visit by one of the carriers. It's understandable although unfortunate. 

...

The Royal Navy will also scale back non-European training. Carns said that “over the next four years, the Royal Navy will scale back its participation in overseas training outside the Europe, Atlantic, and Arctic theatre.” The change reflects the Navy’s “evolving global posture” as it concentrates resources on the Euro-Atlantic and Arctic regions, where it expects growing operational demand.

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https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/uk-to-scale-back-military-training-exercises-outside-europe/

 

[Stuart Galbraith]

Several reasons probably. Firstly it costs an arm and a leg, and the RN badly needs modernisation, particularly with drones. Secondly we now only have 7 frigates operational, because HMS Lancaster in the Gulf has now been retired. And lastly, I think with the prospects of a European war being ever greater, it would be foolish to send so many of our Stealthiest aircraft to the other side of the planet. Added to a strike in the RFA, things are more than a little tight right now.

We'll will be back. 

[futon]

For all those reasons, a bit lucky to still have gotten HMS Prince of Wales's visit.

At least both carriers got some experience with a Pacific deployment before having to stay closer to home. 

[Stuart Galbraith]

It wont be forever. The Clyde is cranking out Frigates like sausages at the moment.

https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news/2025/december/09/20251209-formidable-steps-new-frigate-starts-to-take-shape-as-keel-is-laid-in-rosyth