Changing Times

An RFA, Royal Fleet Auxiliary, in my time in the Service they were merchant vessels, painted grey, crewed by civilians and generally kept out of harms way.
On my way to pick Joshua up at the Point tonight I spotted the radar and satcom domes so pulled over to have a look.
It was then that I noticed that RFA's are now armed, the white 'dalek' on the foc'sle is in fact a Phalanx Gatling gun for 'point defence', there will be others towards the stern.