Yawn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well as regards SAM’s, they will not be dotted around the Islands, but around the one only really important target on the Islands. Also the problems that the land based SAM’s suffered had in 1982 do not apply (the Rapier Field Standard C in current use is a massive improvement on the 1980’s Field Standard A systems in regards reliability (FSA would fall over just by looking at it), firepower (FSA, 4 missile per laucher, single target engagement at a time, limited Situation Awarness on the system hence limited rate of engagements, Hittile concept, a near miss is a miss. FSC, 8 missiles per launcher, can engage 2 targets at the same time, excellance Situation Awarness on the system which will allow a rapid rate of engagements. Missile now fitted with proximity fuze hence a very near miss will kill the target) and all weather operation, plus they do not suffer from the poor siting problems that the deployments around San Carlos had as regards the Argies being able to fly under the missile system’s coverage). The problems with raid detection in 1982 again do not apply (ground based radar cover and command and control is excellent), then of course they have to get past the Typhoon’s which will not be easy.
More sabre rattling by Argentine politicians with big domestic problems. Blown up by the gutter press over here. The BBC actually have a good handle on this and the actual fact is that most Argentine’s don’t want a war with the UK, even over the Falklands as they know that they will most likely lose such a fight.
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