Originally Posted by unicorn77

So, at the same time, four self-guided geese could take out the fighter defence (Typhoons, I believe), a new volcano could emerge underneath HMS Dauntless, and a giant squid could swallow a potentially on station Astute class, leaving several cruise ships full of Argie conscripts to leisurely dock in Port Stanley then wander up and capture MT Pleasant airfield whilst the entire garrison has been laid low by a dodgy penguin curry........

Typhoons.

The geese are just an example. And a more likely event than you seem to realise. But then, I'm only working on the fact that more than a third of my departures from FI have been delayed due to bird strike (engine or windscreen), tyre punctures, white-out or strong winds.

And you've got to wonder whether some of our naval captains were trained in Italy.

w.r.t. Lord West's perspective, his taking the Labour whip raises the odd doubt, let alone his being paraded outside N0.10 in the dying nthroes of GB's premiership to plead with people to vote Labour. His current act seems to be to diss the Coalition when of course they are stuck with the mess (including carrier contracts) made by Lord West's political friends.

This has to be one of the finest, the absolute finest, examples of a pot calling a kettle black I've ever seen...

Argentina accuses Britain of using the Falklands as a distraction from economic woes - Telegraph

Originally Posted by Schaden

No more likely he's being paid to talk shit in the hope that his paymasters get more wonga for the over priced crap they are selling - either that or he's been at the G&T's before lunchtime.

Frankly I doubt if the whole of military of South America could retake the Falklands if they all got together - I mean they don't exactly have a lot of experience at the whole amphib warry stuff now do they - much less the kit to do it with.

Nah. It would have to be single malt, not cissy Gins, if his performance at Jezza Mckenzie's farewell-to-ARRC 'do' is any evidence: I watched the Prince of Darkness neck a bottle of same pretty much single-handed, in a time that a thirsty Norwegian would have been proud of, then being carried (well, more like dragged, actually) out of the mess slung between the necks of his ADC and (IIRC) his Div COS.

Makes you wonder what that kind of habit does to a blokes brain - especially given the damage it did to his looks . . . .

Originally Posted by lsquared

If the balloon did go up, I'm sure the French would lend us their nice aircraft carrier. Sadly, our 'shared carrier stupidity' did not include aircraft!

I never thought Defence matters could be so badly handled as they were by the appalling Blair and the failed oaf Brown, but I was wrong!

If the balloon went up the only thing the Froggies would do is keep the Argies supplied with Exocets as usual.

Originally Posted by madmi601

If the balloon went up the only thing the Froggies would do is keep the Argies supplied with Exocets as usual.

By 'as usual' do you mean 'as has never happened before'?

Nice Typhoons, floating on lots of truck inter tubes.( bits of wood on top "if" we had Harriers) towed by HMS Victory.

Yes, we have one boat that can cane anything that comes out from Argentina. One boat, so long as he doesn't park it badly.

Originally Posted by jimmys_best_mate

By 'as usual' do you mean 'as has never happened before'?

Want an anti ship missile that fits Super-Entendards fast and no questions asked?

They went shopping to Israel, the Gabriel.

We don't just have one boat that can do that, it's just one in the South Atlantic.

But you're right, the Captain will probably crash it (like has happened, ooo I don't know, twice in the past decade despite the Andrew having covered millions of miles). And as another poster has so helpfully pointed out all four Typhoons will probably plunge to the Earth in flames having hit seagulls (and despite the fact they've never done it yet and whilst we can get another cab to the FI in17 hrs why would we replace a damaged one?).

Meanwhile, the shit Argentinian jets will all work (despite being from the 1950s) and won't encounter any birds whatsoever. Similarly the none existent Argentinian amphibious assault craft will effortlessly skim to the FI, avoiding all natural threats.

Why do the Argentines need any armed forces at all since we can apparently crash, bird-strike and talk ourselves out of existence? I'd imagine the much vaunted Argentine SF will penetrate the perimeter of MPA whilst the FIRIC are busy killing themselves with a ripple of NDs.

It might happen, but it won't.

And as a wise man said "war is a competition of errors" (or words to that effect). However in 82 it was proven that whilst we could be mongs (Bluff Cove, Goose Green etc etc) the Argentinians were exponentially more incompetent. But of course, in the intervening years we've become much shitter whilst they have become a respected and revered leading military nation.

Jesus. Some of you fuckers would have been hung in WW2.

"If we had Harriers".

We do have Typhoons. Mind, Argentina does have first generation Mirage and some Skyhawks.

And in this case we don't need an aircraft carrier because we've got an airfield. Try sinking that fucker.