I have always assumed from the various books that I have read that the Argentine 25 DeMayo carrier would have had difficulty launching and recovering fully loaded A4 Skyhawks let alone the bigger and beavier Etendard.
Even though the RN did not sink the carrier its SSN barrier ensured that she...
1982
aircraft carrier
argentina
argentine republic
armada de la república argentina
cold war
comando de la aviación naval argentina
early 1980s
falklands conflict
falklands war
[PHOTO CREDIT: HISTORY WARS WEAPONS blog]
I was doing a bit of research on another topic, and came across some info on the Argentian TAM (Tanque Argentino Mediano) medium tank, which got me to thinking. After they had sized the islands, how come the Junta didn't ship at least a few of those...
1982
1st tank cavalry regiment
argentine republic
argentine tank program
cold war
ejército argentino
falklands conflict
falklands war
guarnición militar malvinas
medium tank
operation rosario
tanque argentino mediano
thyssen-henschel
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