Search results
These are some of the key weapons of the Falklands War used by both sides. Aircraft and weapons. Argentina. Two Argentine Naval Aviation Dassault Super Étendard strike fighters, the primary platform for the Aérospatiale AM.39 Exocet anti-ship missile. Argentine Air Force English Electric Canberra B.62 Bomber.
Sep 17, 2010 · In 1982, Argentine troops occupied a group of islands known to them as the Malvinas, but to the British the islands were the Falklands. The result was a ground war that pitted troops equipped...
Jul 15, 2012 · The Falklands War was fought over the Falklands Islands, or as known in Argentina, Malvinas. Martin Morgan visited these islands that captured the world’s attention for a while in 1982 to see...
The Falklands War (Spanish: Guerra de Malvinas) was a ten-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982 over two British dependent territories in the South Atlantic: the Falkland Islands and its territorial dependency, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
Jun 15, 2020 · On 2 April 1982, a tiny British overseas territory, located about 300 miles (almost 500km) off the east coast of Argentina, was thrust violently into public consciousness in the UK. After decades of diplomatic wrangling, the Argentines launched a surprise invasion of the Falkland Islands.
People also ask
What was the Falklands War?
What weapons were used in the Falklands War?
Did HMS Glamorgan fire on East Falkland Island?
Where were Falklands arms made?
Shortly before the main body of commandos and paratroopers set foot on East Falkland Island soil, the 4.5-inch-gunned destroyer HMS Glamorgan delivered diversionary fire on the Berkeley Sound beaches located on the east end of the island.
During the Vietnam War, the U.S. Navy had sought a more automated type of defense, but by 1982, the only legacy was the Phalanx anti-missile gun. The immediate reaction to the experience of the Falklands was to accelerate the Phalanx program and to provide ships with much larger loads of decoys.
