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You can watch a few videos on Youtube and piece things together. The most fascinating interviews are with the Argentine mechanics, who because of the French em
by redis_mlc 6y ago
You can watch a few videos on Youtube and piece things together.
The most fascinating interviews are with the Argentine mechanics, who because of the French embargo, mounted the Exocets on hand-made launch rails, and the Argentine pilots who used them to devastating effect.
Some subjects:
0. The failed diplomatic effort to avoid war (the Argentine diplomats were too busy drinking cocktails to negotiate with the British diplomats. Very macho!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V887sYcmIAc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V887sYcmIAc @15:30
1. The race to get the obsolete Vulcan bombers ready:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8FEmLVHE_w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8FEmLVHE_w
2. The war itself:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V887sYcmIAc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V887sYcmIAc
3. The remarkably successful Argentine Air Force operations:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUx9HtNqd3E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUx9HtNqd3E
- Exocet launch against Sheffield @8:17
- Exocet launch against Atlantic Conveyor @10:30
- (The Ardent was also bombed and destroyed, probably with gravity bombs.)
4. Mark Felton's video on a returning Vulcan seized by Brazil:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ng_X2dHJpZ4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ng_X2dHJpZ4
I'll see if I can find the Argentine mechanics interview later.
- redis_mlc 6y agoArgentine Diplomats Scoff at Threat of War @20:00 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V887sYcmIAc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V887sYcmIAc The same thing happened with Iraq, and this is typical. Unless you have a credible force, there is always conflict.