Destroyers are the backbone of the UK navy?
When you have a giant Dalek behind the bridge, a destroyer can really punch above its weight.
This has puzzled me for quite some time now. Ship types (both US and UK) that once were classified as light or heavy cruisers are now classified as destroyers. Why?
They have 6 destroyers, 13 frigates, a helicopter carrier, and two landing ships. That and seven fleet subs IS the royal navy. There are 4 SSBNs but aside from nuclear war, they are out of the game.
Its an insult to shadows to call it a shadow of itself. The RN is nowhere close to the combat power of the Indian Navy, or the Japanese Maritime Self defense force. It’s time to see it as the extremely weak force it is.