Well done to all that contributed.

[M_B]

You sir, are full of sh!te.

Henceforth relegated to my "Ignore because he's a clueless fuqwit" list.

I see. So because I rebuffed your 'argument', I am 'full of sh!te'.

A sore loser if ever I have seen one.

[Fishface]

oh please... its over - 26 years ago.

It was a hollow victory bit like when England beats Lichtenstien at football.

The Argentines had part-time 18 year old conscripts from the Amazon and 50 year old ships and incompetant generals.

The UK had professional soldiers, nuclear powered submarines and all the american tech at hand, air bases in Chile, Ascension.

I just think the triumphalism about the Falklands really devalues what the British Army acheived in the Normandy landings and the battle of Arnhem etc.

And I do not mean to disparage any soldiers who were caught up in the conflict and I am glad it had the knock-on effect of diposing the fascist military junta there.

[M_B]

Well to be fair the thread is really about a great piece of technology. It got side tracked into the war, mostly because of me, sorry !

[BA to the Stars]

You first. What damage did the Vulcan bombers do during the falklands ?

There is also the fact that the RAF proved that they could launch a long range bombing mission and that if need be the Vulcans could be used against the Argentine mainland.

That could have ruffled a few feathers in the high command