| You can watch a few videos on Youtube and piece things together. The most fascinating interviews are with the Argentine mechanics, who because of the French embargo, mounted the Exocets on hand-made launch rails, and the Argentine pilots who used them to devastating effect. Some subjects: 0. The failed diplomatic effort to avoid war (the Argentine diplomats were too busy drinking cocktails to negotiate with the British diplomats. Very macho!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V887sYcmIAc @15:30 1. The race to get the obsolete Vulcan bombers ready: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8FEmLVHE_w 2. The war itself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V887sYcmIAc 3. The remarkably successful Argentine Air Force operations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUx9HtNqd3E - Exocet launch against Sheffield @8:17 - Exocet launch against Atlantic Conveyor @10:30 - (The Ardent was also bombed and destroyed, probably with gravity bombs.) 4. Mark Felton's video on a returning Vulcan seized by Brazil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ng_X2dHJpZ4 I'll see if I can find the Argentine mechanics interview later. |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V887sYcmIAc
The same thing happened with Iraq, and this is typical. Unless you have a credible force, there is always conflict.