1982

It is well known that apart from HMS Bristol no RN ships equipped with Ikara deployed to the Falklands in 1982. I have two questions arising from this. Did the RN consider and reject sending Ikara Leanders south? Did Bristol use its Ikara against Argentine subs?

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...

France had a colony in the Falklands in 1764, and referred the islands as Iles Malouines, from which the Spanish name Malvinas later derived from. Eventually France left the islands due to pressure from Spain. So in this scenario lets assume the following: 1. The islands remained French this...

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[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...