ARmy Rumour SErvice

**llech** · 23-03-2012, 17:56

Was talking to a chap at work who saw a programme about the Falklands and how close a call it was, just posed the question what if the Argentinian ground troops had defeated the British or had faught them to a standstill running out of ammo etc, was there a contingency to send another task force ( a la Dunkirk tug boats) to either pick them up or have another bash?

Politically I realise it would've been a very sticky situation, but would it have been too big a pill for MT to swallow and sent in Womens Auxilliary Balloon Corps just to save face?

**8256Mick** · 23-03-2012, 18:08

It wasn't 'that' close surely?
After all, they're only argentinians......sort of like spaniards what dont live in spain. You know, short hairy types. Shut their eyes as they soak up the recoil of a badly aimed shot.

We would have carried on fighting with conscripts if we'd had to.

**Border_Reiver** · 23-03-2012, 18:50

Heard a rumour at the time that there was a bit of a search for a lost horse shoe nail ... fortunately it was found together with a message that the Gods of War were looking favourably on our being victorious .

**llech** · 23-03-2012, 18:55

I believe an Exocet in a carrier would've been a party stopper.

**crimsonhussar** · 23-03-2012, 20:25

But none of that happened did it, they started it and we finished it. No need for further speculation; end of.

**ugly** · 24-03-2012, 08:52

We usually win our wars because despite starting really badly and usually unprepared we finish as the enemy doesnt have a clue how bad we really are and how short our shoestring budget is!
What would have been worse would be us winning then leaving the place to be invaded 2 years later. That would look bad!

**Biscuits_Brown** · 25-03-2012, 15:22

Originally Posted by llech

I believe an Exocet in a carrier would've been a party stopper.

Allegedly only if the carrier had been Hermes, the loss of Invincible would only have been "very tricky".

**CAARPS** · 25-03-2012, 15:47

They would have had to establish a Berlin style Airbridge to sustain their garrison due to their ships going the way of the Belgrano every time they ventured away from their berths

**Beerhunter** · 27-03-2012, 12:35

Originally Posted by CAARPS

They would have had to establish a Berlin style Airbridge to sustain their garrison due to their ships going the way of the Belgrano every time they ventured away from their berths

If you mean the Argentines, they did. In spite of the Black Buck raids, C130s were landing at Stanley until the eve of the cease fire.

The RAF claimed that they couldn't emulate the the Argentines because, after the cease fire, there wasn't a war on and so safety standards reverted to peace time.

**Queensman** · 27-03-2012, 13:04

Originally Posted by ugly

We usually win our wars because despite starting really badly and usually unprepared we finish as the enemy doesnt have a clue how bad we really are and how short our shoestring budget is!
What would have been worse would be us winning then leaving the place to be invaded 30 years later. That would look bad!

Edited for you.....

Any bets on when it'll start to look bad?