Falklands oil

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Good job we have those new aircraft carriers coming into service before decomissioning the existing ones, and that we still have those harriers in operation so we don't have operational carriers not capable of hosting aircraft.

The argies must be tulipting themselves. I can see no possibility of Falklands War II.

We went and built a great big whopping airfield after the last war. We have Typhoons permanently based down there, a Naval type 42 or type 23 always on station and the Island is positively brimming with Rapier. Topped off with a resident Infantry company being stationed out there as well.

It'd be a bit of a different story this time round, we'd have that place full to the gunnels as soon as they started sniffing round.

[Paddy]

We went and built a great big whopping airfield after the last war. We have Typhoons permanently based down there, a Naval type 42 or type 23 always on station and the Island is positively brimming with Rapier. Topped off with a resident Infantry company being stationed out there as well.

It'd be a bit of a different story this time round, we'd have that place full to the gunnels as soon as they started sniffing round.

I remember the documentary on the BBC about Endurance. The islanders said that one the ship was withdrawn; Argentina would invade. Saving a few pounds on a small ship end up a very costly mistake that should have been avoided.


Royal Navy Ice Patrol Ships - The Armed Forces Community

Subsequent to the May 1979 General Election a Defence Review was held in 1981, under the then Secretary of State for Defence John Nott, when it was decided that HMS Endurance was surplus to requirement and would be withdrawn from service in April 1982. One could be forgiven for thinking that John Nott considered the United Kingdom had no need for a navy after the Defence Review because of the intended draconian cuts – but – with the occupation of South Georgia in mid-March 1982 by Argentine civilians and the subsequent invasion of the Falkland Islands, the stupidity of the intended cuts were soon realised. With a detachment of Royal Marines embarked HMS Endurance was rapidly deployed to South Georgia where she landed her Royal Marines, while at the United Kingdom end of Operation ‘CORPORATE’ Aircraft Carriers, Assault Ships, Destroyers, Frigates and Ships Taken Up From Trade (STUFT) were loaded with men and materiel with the intention of re-capturing the Falkland Islands.

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I remember the documentary on the BBC about Endurance. The islanders said that one the ship was withdrawn; Argentina would invade. Saving a few pounds on a small ship end up a very costly mistake that should have been avoided.

Thing is with the Endurance, it was just a floating helicopter pad. It's the message it sent to the Argies though, come on in boys.