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Originally Posted by Kymmy
Lucky shots tend to be one in a million, the missiles that hit Sheffield, coventry and the support ships would not have got through to hit a type 45.. It's also doubtful if the exocet would even lock onto a type 45..
But you seem to be so negative, anyone would think you want the argies to win????
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Will you stop having this "we can never be beaten attitude", it is so arrogant!
I'm not being negative, I'm being realistic.
We may have better technology than them, and we may have more forces there than we did last time. However if they threw everything they have at us, then our forces could quite easily be overwhelmed.
Remember the Taliban are still killing our soldiers even though they don't have anywhere near the sort of technology that we have.
I personally don't want any British serviceman killed. And if Argentina think they have a chance, then there could be a lot of bloodshed. As I have said from the start of this thread, if we had aircraft carriers in the area, then they wouldn't dare even to try.
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However their special forces are highly respected.
Most military thinkers agree they offer the only credible threat through a surprise attack on Mt Pleasant. One scenario might be a civilian airliner packed with special forces to divert to Mt Pleasant, says Colonel Southby-Tailyour. "It would take a very brave politician to shoot down a civilian airliner in cold blood. The Argentine forces are good. They could jump out and shoot everything up."
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What would be interesting would be to find out the actual strength of the Argentine military.
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Originally Posted by Mick
The Argentinian economy is in crisis I believe, it's their loss to turning away 3000 people with money to spend. But what I cannot wait to hear this week is what their second rate celebrity supporter, Sean Penn has to say on the matter.  |
