It's a shame you don't get docoes like this anymore All we get is reality cooking shows dancing with stars got a lot more channels but nothing worth watching Reamber Best of Britton shows top gear programs about steam power stuff a lot off guys love to watch
Well tanks are obsolete the drones and hand launched missiles have proved that! Aircraft carriers are obsolete, they just don't know it yet, Hyper missiles can now take care of them! So what's in store for the subs - it doesn't take much imagination to see capable under water deep sea 40 knots plus Sub. killers taking care of them, if they know where they are of course!
This series just gets better as it progresses; and all too soon, we enter the final episode. Thanks again. Thanks also to the veterans, for their service and comments. My late brother was RAF during the 1970s,, as Fire & Rescue, His postings included RAF Gan, Kinloss and Odiham.
Thanks for posting this excellent series. Pardon my ignorance, but is the Martin Withers shown here [20'42 mins] the same one who flew on the 1982 ''Black Buck' mission to bomb Falklands Airport?
I don’t get the rule about the failure of the course meaning the end of the students time in the submarine service. Surely if someone has shown the required skills to get on the course in the first place, they have something that the service is looking for. If they aren’t successful then surely a period of development may mean they are suitable to come back and have another go? I accept that some people maybe totally unsuitable, but some may have the ability to come back and pass it. Does anyone know if this is still the rule nowadays or was it an old rule?
The quick cigarette break: Love it! So appropriate in times of stress and relaxation. A Miltary tradition of maintaining concentration and comradeship. Eroded over time. M.O.D. No longer allow smoking on/in all bases/ ships etc, NO WONDER morale is low!!!
The aviator at 3;45 is describing what we call compartmentalization. My father passed away when I was in USN flight school had to learn about this while trying to get through the training command.
I have British family of which I am very proud. My Dad’s entire family lives in Britain. I live in the US. It almost seems like our Governments and military are our enemies these days. We cannot trust our on Governments nor military. There are certainly exceptions but not many
Nice seeing the RMAS vessels in the yellow/black colour. I worked at BUTEC in the mid-90s and was lucky enough to sail out to the weapons range on a few occasions to collect folk from submarines who were coming to the mainland for a run ashore. Got to sail up to Rona a few times too and was always happy to see puffins land on the deck!
WHY NOT INVENT A DRONE TORPEDO WHICH ACTS A ND SOUNDS LIKE THE SPECIFIC SUB AND USE IT AS DECOY TO FOOL THE ENEMY ! BUT CONTROLLED BY TH MOTHER SUB PATENT PENDING
Commander Cooke looks like the kind of guy I'd serve with. Intelligent, self aware, knows his job and keeps the necessary distance from his subordinates. The submarine achieves its mission, but he's not solely responsible. He's built a strong team to achieve objectives. When he talks about dipping below the layer you can see his concentration and assessing his team very intently. He has a look about him that I wouldn't mess with.
I wish they wouldn't say "it" when referring to a submarine (or a ship for that matter) the correct word to use is "she". And why is a ship called "she"? A ship is called a she because there is always a great deal of bustle around her; there is usually a gang of men about; she has a waist and stays; it takes a lot of paint to keep her good-looking; it is not the initial expense that breaks you, it is the upkeep; she can be all decked out; it takes an experienced man to handle her correctly; and without a man at the helm, she is absolutely uncontrollable. She shows her topsides, hides her bottom and, when coming into port, always heads for the buoys!
