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jonboy1973 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)
It is because the somalis have kalishnikovs,and they might shoot back!!!!! ha ha
pullybrit (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)
Now, I don't mean to sharpshoot. It's just that during Mitterand's reign, the U.S. (USS Stark 1987) and the U.K. (HMS's Sheffield and Antelope, 1982) took their bumps and lumps from this missile with numerous personnel of our countries dead and/or crippled to this day. Flash to the present (2008): why is it that during Sarkozy's reign that I don't hear of one report of a Somali pirate ship being struck by this missile?
leonwiganer (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)
britian only took 38 harriers to flaklands 8 was destoryed but 3 of them was due to bad weather and we dident lose 53 aircrafts we lost about 20 and thay wasent all shot down and the americans said it was inpossible to defeat the argentinas so close to argentina and we did it farly easy
jpcorba (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)
We get new version exocet, since 2007 certified, very different one, it is flying furtive and ultra evasive way with complex fligthplan,it include also a gps system, it is 100 times more dangerous and deadly, with its new engine, The exocet MM40 Block3 can shoot at mach 0,9, 180 km range (ship version), and AM39 Block II mod 2(rafale f3 and helicopter for 2011), you can pray :-).
FK06051990 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)
The strength of the French Military. Go France!!
jonboy1973 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)
which ships were sold for scrap? the only ship badly enough damaged to be unable to sail home under her own steam was an LSL,(sir Bedivere i believe),most of the damage to the remaining frigates was light canon damage.You are just an anti British dreamer,
jonboy1973 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)
the sale of HMS Invincible was cancelled,and the Queen Elizabeth class have just been ordered.And the islands and there people are British,that is why WE care,and 258 British servicemen sacrificed their lives.
jonboy1973 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)
what you have listed is the extensive damage sustained by the fleet(far less than the admiralty expected),but you will note that Britain admitted to every scratch,and you seem to have covered them all,notice that Invincible wasn`t damaged? as for ww2 tactics,this was the first large naval air battle since ww2,so while some mistakes were made,all modern navies have learnt from the events of 1982,one of the biggest was radar clutter close to land,and air cover,consequently,
rudeydudey05 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)
I dont understand what you are talking about, war isnt a tickling contest, people die.The war was a good thing for the Royal Navy(Dont get me wrong, hear me out), it exposed the problems of the current ships facing modern weopons, such as sea skiming missiles and modern supersonic jet aircraft.Now our ships are armed with state of the art defence, radar and equipment. It was a victory, we didnt loose 3000 people, we lost 258. You cant just try and change history, its just wrong.
Jimderkaisser (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)
British lost several ship, but tactic from WW2...and that is seriously bad...you can be proud to be British but , you most admit this battle was a total loose for British Empire, more billion dollar in damage for 3,000 people in no where island who nobody don't care. |
