Thread: That Falklands bombing mission

Originally Posted by incisor

and still haven't to the degree that the taliban have

exactly my point.

Originally Posted by Yorkie

good story but lucky they got one hit on the runway.

i remember seeing one flying at farnbourgh airshow when i was a kid (80's), reckon mum would still have my grainy photos in a box back in the uk.

Yep, my Mum's still got a photo of my sister and I standing in front of a Vulcan at RAF Wildenrath at the air show in 1981. Being an RAF base you could get up close to them, some of them you were allowed to climb into.

Happy days

Originally Posted by juddy

The Harrier did win the air war in this conflict.

Yes and no - their adversary's the A4 Skyhawks and Daggers were being used in a bombing role and operating at their max range and were not in a configuration for air to air combat and except for one or two occasions did not carry air to air missles. When they did they went quite well.

In hindsight the Argies should have had escort fighters equipped for air to air combat protecting their bombing aircraft.

Garry

Originally Posted by garrycol

In hindsight the Argies should have had escort fighters equipped for air to air combat protecting their bombing aircraft.

it shouldnt be hind sight. thats war101

The Brits were also lucky that the Argentinean 209 submarine had fire control and torpedo issues - in those waters close to its home port, it was quite capable of taking out the Brit nuc submarines and surface ships. The 209 did a few patrols and fired on Brit ships but due to torpedo issues was not successful - the 209 was never detected by the Brits.

Garry

Originally Posted by incisor

and still haven't to the degree that the taliban have

but the taliban don't have a social conscience to weigh...

They have their own social conscience, but it's hardly relates to ours or most of the rest of the world's.