Does Ireland have any Nuclear missiles? And how many fighter jets do we have left?

gurramok · 18-09-2010 06:21PM

Do we have any army helicopters at all?

Tried to google it before and well i think the answer is no. So to ferry troops around, we have to use the roads.:eek:

Local-womanizer · 18-09-2010 06:23PM

gurramok wrote: »

Do we have any army helicopters at all?

Tried to google it before and well i think the answer is no. So to ferry troops around, we have to use the roads.:eek:

The army use the Air Corps choppers for that.

PCros · 18-09-2010 06:26PM

gurramok wrote: »

Do we have any army helicopters at all?

Tried to google it before and well i think the answer is no. So to ferry troops around, we have to use the roads.:eek:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_vehicles_of_the_Irish_Army

and we have 8 boats...yey!

We are neutral after all.

faceman · 18-09-2010 06:27PM

I think we have one nuclear missile left. its stored in Thomastown in Kilkenny next to St. Nicholas' crypt.

Jaafa · 18-09-2010 06:36PM

A lot of people seem to underestimate the army. At least our special forces are one of the best in the world. Our snipers are third in the world after the US and Canada.

Our army is more than capable for our needs.

Revolution9 · 18-09-2010 06:47PM

Who needs Nukes when we have this man?

darragh16 · 18-09-2010 06:49PM

Is it true that when the IRA were decominssioning they handed over a surface to air missile?

strobe · 18-09-2010 07:02PM

RobitTV wrote: »

just wondering Does ireland have any nuclear missiles?? and how many fighter jets do we have ive heard we have 3 but two are broking i think?

http://www.na-ireland.org/

Seriously....

Killer Pigeon · 18-09-2010 07:06PM

RobitTV wrote: »

just wondering Does ireland have any nuclear missiles?? and how many fighter jets do we have ive heard we have 3 but two are broking i think?

This is the cutting edge technology of the Irish air 'force'.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFJpys6CY1Y

Killer Pigeon · 18-09-2010 07:13PM

Jaafa wrote: »

A lot of people seem to underestimate the army. At least our special forces are one of the best in the world. Our snipers are third in the world after the US and Canada.

Link, source?

kirving · 18-09-2010 07:23PM

Killer Pigeon wrote: »

This is the cutting edge technology of the Irish air 'force'.

They're called the "Irish Air Corps", at least get the name right if you're gonna slag them off. Thet're more than adequate for our needs. How much does it cost to keeps a Eurofighter Typhoon in the air for an hour would you guess?

Poccington · 18-09-2010 07:27PM

PCros wrote: »

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_vehicles_of_the_Irish_Army

and we have 8 boats...yey!

We are neutral after all.

No we're not.

Killer Pigeon · 18-09-2010 07:29PM

Kevin Irving wrote: »

They're called the "Irish Air Corps", at least get the name right if you're gonna slag them off. Thet're more than adequate for our needs. How much does it cost to keeps a Eurofighter Typhoon in the air for an hour would you guess?

I know this, didn't I provide a link to a video that mentions the Irish air corp.

Killer Pigeon · 18-09-2010 07:30PM

Poccington wrote: »

No we're not.

What international conflicts are we not neutral to (apart from northern Ireland).

Poccington · 18-09-2010 07:35PM

Killer Pigeon wrote: »

What international conflicts are we not neutral to (apart from northern Ireland).

The current conflict in Afghanistan.

smcgiff · 18-09-2010 07:36PM

Okay - All those in favour of allowing the OP to re reg ... The shame!

Chaotic_Forces · 18-09-2010 07:37PM

dlofnep wrote: »

We have a rubber dinghy for a navy, a few lads armed with hurleys for our military, a Cessna 2 seater aeroplane from the 60's for our air defence and you're asking if you have nuclear weapons?

Are you having a laugh?

The Faroe Islands could invade us tomorrow - That's how shíte our defence is.

A bunch of fellas with hurleys are much better than prissy men learning how to do squats in the showers.

Gummy Panda · 18-09-2010 07:43PM

Eliezer White Squeamishness wrote: »

When a country can count me within its ranks it doesn't need nuc's.

Well maybe one, so I can allow Chuck Norris to escape.

Eliezer White Squeamishness's response to terror cell leaders:

Fitting punishment - meet me for a one on one training session, and this is for real. I'd start by breaking an elbow, then a slow knee bar to shatter first one, then the other knee. I might consider smashing the other elbow then, noth sure what method I'd use, but I have a few in my arsenal.

Then I'd break for lunch, but leave my son to practice his Judo too - a few collar chokes maybe.

Next day I'd consider smashing the fvckers spine, just the lower part. I would't want to risk killing him at this early stage.

Then I'd get my mate Tony (he's gay and a sadistic bastard) to armed himself with his biggest and nastiest double-end and ruin the guys intestines.

Third day, I'd strangle him with my bare hands and while watching his life ebb I'd invite him to pray with me for Gods forgiveness, but kill him before prayers end.

In a final fitting tribute I'd post a photo of him and I in the Nerds pix thread on this forum and you'll all applaud me fine work.

Amen.

:eek::D

foxinsox · 18-09-2010 07:46PM

Jaafa wrote: »

A lot of people seem to underestimate the army. At least our special forces are one of the best in the world. Our snipers are third in the world after the US and Canada.

Our army is more than capable for our needs.

The special forces and snipers must be extra extra super duper secretive special forces and undercover snipers..

never even realised we had any! :eek:

EDIT :

I wrote this after 12 hour shift at work.... I was thinking of the defence of Ireland, brain had shut down and wasn't thinking of army abroad....UN troops and EUFOR stuff...

I'm not a complete bimbo was just very tired! ;-)

Merch · 18-09-2010 07:52PM

ILA wrote: »

No nukes
No jets anymore

We used to have a few Fouga Magisters that were bought from the French but they were sold on again and now we have a few propeller driven, missile equipped PC-9s.

I think they would probably be unguided rockets
unless they actually have some kind of guided weapons which I doubt

Gummy Panda · 18-09-2010 07:59PM

foxinsox wrote: »

The special forces and snipers must be extra extra super duper secretive special forces and undercover snipers..

never even realised we had any! :eek:

I think the special forces are the Army Rangers

dreamers75 · 18-09-2010 07:59PM

foxinsox wrote: »

The special forces and snipers must be extra extra super duper secretive special forces and undercover snipers..

never even realised we had any! :eek:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Army_Rangers

Mankyspuds · 18-09-2010 08:00PM

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foxinsox wrote: »

The special forces and snipers must be extra extra super duper secretive special forces and undercover snipers..

never even realised we had any! :eek:

Irish Army Rangers are a really well trained force, I think they are in or about the 400-500 men at arms. I read somewhere that they sometimes train with SAS and Commando units from the UK and special forces from U.S. As regards the sharpshooters, from what i remember the Irish Rangers Army came in or around 5th in a competition held annually 3-4 yrs ago behind UK, US, Israeli and I cant remember the other one perhaps Russian.

Poccington · 18-09-2010 08:02PM

Mankyspuds wrote: »

Irish Army Rangers are a really well trained force, I think they are in or about the 400-500 men at arms. I read somewhere that they sometimes train with SAS and Commando units from the UK and special forces from U.S. As regards the sharpshooters, from what i remember the Irish Rangers came in or around 5th in a competition held annually 3-4 yrs ago behind UK, US, Israeli and I cant remember the other one perhaps Russian.

The snipers competing in international competitions are for the most part not members of the ARW.

foxinsox · 18-09-2010 08:02PM

dreamers75 wrote: »

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Army_Rangers

I is impressed!

The Faroe Islands are now welcome to try invade us!

Killer Pigeon · 18-09-2010 08:22PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLyt03KVgZ8

Look at the Norwegian airforce. Let me remind people that Norway has a population approximately the same as Ireland and is neutral like Ireland. Even though Norway has more land mass than Ireland (some of which is Arctic tundra and uninhabitable), Ireland still has control thousands of square km's of open sea.

Poccington · 18-09-2010 08:28PM

Killer Pigeon wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLyt03KVgZ8

Look at the Norwegian airforce. Let me remind people that Norway has a population approximately the same as Ireland and is neutral like Ireland. Even though Norway has more land mass than Ireland (some of which is Arctic tundra and uninhabitable), Ireland still has control thousands of square km's of open sea.

We spend 0.7% of our GDP on Defence.

In comparison, Norway spend 1.9% of their GDP on Defence, as well as being a member of NATO.

Killer Pigeon · 18-09-2010 08:38PM

Poccington wrote: »

We spend 0.7% of our GDP on Defence.

In comparison, Norway spend 1.9% of their GDP on Defence, as well as being a member of NATO.

Ireland is a member of EUFOR, Norway is not. Plus, apart from having to perform NATO obligations, does it have any real external threat.

thomasj · 18-09-2010 08:41PM

RobitTV wrote: »

just wondering Does ireland have any nuclear missiles?? and how many fighter jets do we have ive heard we have 3 but two are broking i think?

Bahahahahahaha! :pac::pac::pac::pac::pac::pac:

Seriously though, we have a serious issue against nuclear power. We certainly don't have the money to start building nuclear power stations let alone nuclear weapons!

x in the city · 18-09-2010 08:42PM

Agent J wrote: »

The sheer horror of even thinking of this government with nuclear launch capabilty.

ah, dont you just loveeeee it

Does Ireland have any Nuclear missiles? And how many fighter jets do we have left?

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