Quote Originally Posted by Banquo's Ghost
There is no circumstance in which the British military, tooled up to the hilt or possessing merely a rowing boat and a pair of sharp tweezers, will ever be able to act without US permission or at least, acquiescence.
Can't have those, that's a health and safety violation that is, you could have someone's eye out! And are they wearing lifevests in those lifeboats? Wouldn't want one of them falling out and drowning. Are the oars padded? Someone might hit someone with them, wouldn't want an injury now would we?



Serious point in there somewhere, all that health and safety malarkey does present a problem. Example: GMPG gives off too many toxic fumes to be used as the co-ax weapon on a Warrior. Solution? Stick in a chaingun that's prone to stoppages, and requires being dismantled to get up and running again. But it is electrically operated, so no nasty fumes during training. No bullets coming out during fighting either, but that doesn't matter does it?