PoD is a much more severe coldwar. Argentina booms with US aid, after Brazil goes communist, or something.
Meanwhile in Britain, the Duncan Sandys never became defence minister, and successful export orders for various military and civilian aircraft, vastly improved the balance of payments. Blue Streak eventually also became a highly profitable satellite launcher. Sadly however, Concorde never flew in this TL...
Anyway by the late 70s Britain is still creaking under defence expenditure, strikes, etc., and Margaret Thatcher comes to power. Among her policies are major economic reforms, and defence cuts, particularly in the royal navy.
With the Brazilian threat apparently neutralised, facing domestic unrest, and with Britain apparently weakened, Argentina's ruling military junta, decides on a military adventure... the invasion of the Falklands
Margaret Thatcher immediately dispatches a task force...
** ARGENTINA ** - MAJOR UNITS
CARRIERS:
- ARA Independencia (formerly HMS Ark Royal) - with Phantoms, Skyhawks, Super Etendard
- ARA Rivadavia (formerly HMS Eagle) - with Phantoms, Skyhawks, Super Etendard
- ARA Veinticino de Mayo (formerly HMS Venerable) - with Skyhawks
BATTLESHIPS
- ARA Moreno - (formerly HMS Vanguard) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Vanguard_(23)
CRUISERS
- ARA Nueve de Julio - (formerly USS Boston) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Boston_(CA-69)
- ARA General Belgrano - (formerly USS Phoenix)
SUBMARINES
- 6 Type 209s
OTHER SHIPS
- Small number of frigates, destroyers, corvettes, patrol boats, etc.
AIRFORCE
- F14 Tomcats
- Phantoms
- Mirage F1
- Super Etendard
- Boeing E-3 Sentry
- Lockheed P-3 Orion
- Alphajet
- Pucaras
- Hercules C-130 transports
** BRITAIN ** - MAJOR UNITS
CARRIERS*:
CVA-01 Queen Elizabeth - Phantoms, Buccaneer, Gannets, Sea King (should I put DH127 instead of Phantom?) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CVA-01
CVA-02 Duke of Edinburgh - Phantoms, Buccaneer, Gannets, Sea King (should I put DH127 instead of Phantom?) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CVA-01
ASW CARRIERS*
Hermes - Sea Harrier & Sea King
Invincible - Sea Harrier & Sea King
Illustrious - Sea Harrier & Sea King
COMMANDO CARRIERS*:
Albion
Bulwark
Centaur
AIR-DEFENCE SHIPS
8 Type 82s
SUBMARINES
7 SSN
DESTROYERS & FRIGATES
Assorted
ROYAL AIRFORCE (nearest base = Ascension, except Canberras in Chile)
- Avro 730 bomber/recon - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_730
- BAC TSR-2 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TSR-2
- Vulcan B2
- Phantom (?) - air defence of Ascension
- Victor tankers
- VC10 tanker/transport
- AW681 V/STOL long range transport - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armstrong_Whitworth_AW.681
- Jumbo (3 body) VC10 tanker/transport
- Nimrod Maritime Recon
- Canberra PR recon (secretly based in Chile)
* = equipped with Phalanx CIWS
Also: British have independent spy satellite capability over the area, by the time the taskforce arrives - launched by Blue Streak of course
Meanwhile in Britain, the Duncan Sandys never became defence minister, and successful export orders for various military and civilian aircraft, vastly improved the balance of payments. Blue Streak eventually also became a highly profitable satellite launcher. Sadly however, Concorde never flew in this TL...
Anyway by the late 70s Britain is still creaking under defence expenditure, strikes, etc., and Margaret Thatcher comes to power. Among her policies are major economic reforms, and defence cuts, particularly in the royal navy.
With the Brazilian threat apparently neutralised, facing domestic unrest, and with Britain apparently weakened, Argentina's ruling military junta, decides on a military adventure... the invasion of the Falklands
Margaret Thatcher immediately dispatches a task force...
** ARGENTINA ** - MAJOR UNITS
CARRIERS:
- ARA Independencia (formerly HMS Ark Royal) - with Phantoms, Skyhawks, Super Etendard
- ARA Rivadavia (formerly HMS Eagle) - with Phantoms, Skyhawks, Super Etendard
- ARA Veinticino de Mayo (formerly HMS Venerable) - with Skyhawks
BATTLESHIPS
- ARA Moreno - (formerly HMS Vanguard) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Vanguard_(23)
CRUISERS
- ARA Nueve de Julio - (formerly USS Boston) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Boston_(CA-69)
- ARA General Belgrano - (formerly USS Phoenix)
SUBMARINES
- 6 Type 209s
OTHER SHIPS
- Small number of frigates, destroyers, corvettes, patrol boats, etc.
AIRFORCE
- F14 Tomcats
- Phantoms
- Mirage F1
- Super Etendard
- Boeing E-3 Sentry
- Lockheed P-3 Orion
- Alphajet
- Pucaras
- Hercules C-130 transports
** BRITAIN ** - MAJOR UNITS
CARRIERS*:
CVA-01 Queen Elizabeth - Phantoms, Buccaneer, Gannets, Sea King (should I put DH127 instead of Phantom?) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CVA-01
CVA-02 Duke of Edinburgh - Phantoms, Buccaneer, Gannets, Sea King (should I put DH127 instead of Phantom?) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CVA-01
ASW CARRIERS*
Hermes - Sea Harrier & Sea King
Invincible - Sea Harrier & Sea King
Illustrious - Sea Harrier & Sea King
COMMANDO CARRIERS*:
Albion
Bulwark
Centaur
AIR-DEFENCE SHIPS
8 Type 82s
SUBMARINES
7 SSN
DESTROYERS & FRIGATES
Assorted
ROYAL AIRFORCE (nearest base = Ascension, except Canberras in Chile)
- Avro 730 bomber/recon - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_730
- BAC TSR-2 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TSR-2
- Vulcan B2
- Phantom (?) - air defence of Ascension
- Victor tankers
- VC10 tanker/transport
- AW681 V/STOL long range transport - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armstrong_Whitworth_AW.681
- Jumbo (3 body) VC10 tanker/transport
- Nimrod Maritime Recon
- Canberra PR recon (secretly based in Chile)
* = equipped with Phalanx CIWS
Also: British have independent spy satellite capability over the area, by the time the taskforce arrives - launched by Blue Streak of course
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