New Posts For Thread: Scallop war: French and British boats clash in Channelhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31443001/scallop-war-french-and-british-boats-clash-in-channelFrench fishermen have been accused of throwing insults, rocks and smoke bombs at their British rivals in the English Channel in a vicious scrap over scallops.The clash happened around 12 nautical miles (22km) off the Normandy coast, near the Bay of SCan now go further down it should readhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31443001/scallop-war-french-and-british-boats-clash-in-channel?post_id=555431051#555431051Can now go further down it should readThu, 30 Aug 2018 15:29:42 -0500Yeah fair pointWW2 was the start of subs I suppose so not really a strong argument on my part Subs can also go much further down as well?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31443001/scallop-war-french-and-british-boats-clash-in-channel?post_id=555431045#555431045Yeah fair pointWW2 was the start of subs I suppose so not really a strong argument on my part Subs can also go much further down as well?Thu, 30 Aug 2018 15:29:13 -0500Uboat sailors paid a heavy price, 90,000 out of 100,000 did make it.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31443001/scallop-war-french-and-british-boats-clash-in-channel?post_id=555430925#555430925Uboat sailors paid a heavy price, 90,000 out of 100,000 did make it.Thu, 30 Aug 2018 15:16:41 -0500Diesel boats can only stay down for so long. Nukes can stay down indefinitely. When I was in they reckoned 90% of the Utd States Navy was surface ships, after a three day conventional war 90% of the United States fleet would be submarines !https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31443001/scallop-war-french-and-british-boats-clash-in-channel?post_id=555430915#555430915Diesel boats can only stay down for so long. Nukes can stay down indefinitely. When I was in they reckoned 90% of the Utd States Navy was surface ships, after a three day conventional war 90% of the United States fleet would be submarines !Thu, 30 Aug 2018 15:15:39 -0500Subs were easily taken out in WW2 by destroyers though? Set the depth charge and just peppered themhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31443001/scallop-war-french-and-british-boats-clash-in-channel?post_id=555430843#555430843Subs were easily taken out in WW2 by destroyers though? Set the depth charge and just peppered themThu, 30 Aug 2018 15:06:53 -0500Bored you all before and I'll bore you again..........two types of boats. Submarines and targetshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31443001/scallop-war-french-and-british-boats-clash-in-channel?post_id=555430739#555430739Bored you all before and I'll bore you again..........two types of boats. Submarines and targetsThu, 30 Aug 2018 14:52:02 -0500Always slightly surprising just how many Royal Navy bases we still maintain around the globe: Gibraltar, Singapore, Bahrain, Diego Garcia, the Falklands and the new one being built in Oman.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31443001/scallop-war-french-and-british-boats-clash-in-channel?post_id=555429533#555429533Always slightly surprising just how many Royal Navy bases we still maintain around the globe: Gibraltar, Singapore, Bahrain, Diego Garcia, the Falklands and the new one being built in Oman.Thu, 30 Aug 2018 12:22:49 -0500Beautiful ship Trilby.Didn't realise we had 74 major type ships in the fleet.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31443001/scallop-war-french-and-british-boats-clash-in-channel?post_id=555429087#555429087Beautiful ship Trilby.Didn't realise we had 74 major type ships in the fleet.Thu, 30 Aug 2018 11:48:42 -0500She will be handed over to the Royal Navy in 2019, and be fully ready for front-line duties around the globe from 2023.[12] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Prince_of_Wales_(R09)https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31443001/scallop-war-french-and-british-boats-clash-in-channel?post_id=555428985#555428985She will be handed over to the Royal Navy in 2019, and be fully ready for front-line duties around the globe from 2023.[12] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Prince_of_Wales_(R09)Thu, 30 Aug 2018 11:38:49 -0500Our second aircraft carrier Prince of Wales will be ready soon. Could pass by whilst on sea trialshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31443001/scallop-war-french-and-british-boats-clash-in-channel?post_id=555428975#555428975Our second aircraft carrier Prince of Wales will be ready soon. Could pass by whilst on sea trialsThu, 30 Aug 2018 11:37:22 -0500