Argentina buys Mirage F1s
actually, it would - Argentina is attempting to portray the FI as a base for expansionist British military hegemony in the South Atlantic (that dreadful presentation at the UN being part of this..), as a threat to 'leftist' LatAm. little would help underscore that more than a 14-0 air engagement and a broken runway at Rio Gallagos, regardless of how lawful and defensive such UK action was.
its worth remembering quite how divorced Argentine politicians are from their military - they don't like it, they don't trust it, they don't value it, and a good many, like el Presidente, despise it for the Junta. it might be suicide for the A-4 pilots, but its not suicide for the fragrant Christina...
its worth remembering quite how divorced Argentine politicians are from their military - they don't like it, they don't trust it, they don't value it, and a good many, like el Presidente, despise it for the Junta. it might be suicide for the A-4 pilots, but its not suicide for the fragrant Christina...
500N,
Unfortunately you are making the classic mistake of confusing military capability with political will/leadership.
Whilst the British military might well have the capability to "take out" Argentine military airfields, do you seriously consider that current UK political leadership (let alone a year or so from now - image if Ed Miliband was UK PM at the time) would authorize such an action?
As cokecan also pointed out, in the unlikely event such an action were approved, Argentina just turns to the world, invites all the press in to see the damage (who is to say some collateral damage wouldn't be "invented" just before the press got there), and plays the victim to imperial aggression. Lots of noise in the UN, universal condemnation of the British, massive sympathy for Argentina, etc...
So, firstly I can't see your recommended course of action being approved, and if it was I think it would backfire......
Apart from that - great plan!!
Unfortunately you are making the classic mistake of confusing military capability with political will/leadership.
Whilst the British military might well have the capability to "take out" Argentine military airfields, do you seriously consider that current UK political leadership (let alone a year or so from now - image if Ed Miliband was UK PM at the time) would authorize such an action?
As cokecan also pointed out, in the unlikely event such an action were approved, Argentina just turns to the world, invites all the press in to see the damage (who is to say some collateral damage wouldn't be "invented" just before the press got there), and plays the victim to imperial aggression. Lots of noise in the UN, universal condemnation of the British, massive sympathy for Argentina, etc...
So, firstly I can't see your recommended course of action being approved, and if it was I think it would backfire......
Apart from that - great plan!!
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Rio Gallegos!
What a dump - a few battered old dispersal shelters for Skyhawks - no obvious dispersal field and one runway
If you dropped a small A-Bomb on the town it couldn't look much worse TBH
What a dump - a few battered old dispersal shelters for Skyhawks - no obvious dispersal field and one runway
If you dropped a small A-Bomb on the town it couldn't look much worse TBH
Argentina seeks Kfir deal with Israel
Latest update on Argentina's proposed fighter purchase on Flight International:-
Argentina is negotiating a deal to purchase 18 rebuilt and upgraded Kfir Block 60 fighters from Israel Aerospace Industries. The acquisition could be an alternative to a planned deal to buy 16 former-Spanish air force Dassault Mirage F1s for the nation's air force.
IAI in September 2013 said it was in advanced negotiations with at least two air forces that wanted to purchase its Block 60-standard Kfir. A company source projected that first aircraft deliveries could occur within a year of a deal being signed, with a market existing to sell "two- to three-squadrons".
As the latest upgrade of the Israeli-made fighter, the new configuration involves giving the General Electric J79-powered aircraft a total overhaul, and re-equipping it with an Elta Systems EL/M-2032 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar and an open architecture avionics suite.
Originally developed for the Israeli air force and first flown more than 40 years ago, the Kfir is currently in active service with three operators: Colombia, Ecuador and Sri Lanka. The Colombian air force's C10/C12-standard examples (one pictured above) are the most recent to have been supplied, and are equipped with Elta's AESA radar, large-screen multifunction displays, a Rafael Litening targeting pod. They are also adapted for in-flight refuelling.
IAI in September 2013 said it was in advanced negotiations with at least two air forces that wanted to purchase its Block 60-standard Kfir. A company source projected that first aircraft deliveries could occur within a year of a deal being signed, with a market existing to sell "two- to three-squadrons".
As the latest upgrade of the Israeli-made fighter, the new configuration involves giving the General Electric J79-powered aircraft a total overhaul, and re-equipping it with an Elta Systems EL/M-2032 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar and an open architecture avionics suite.
Originally developed for the Israeli air force and first flown more than 40 years ago, the Kfir is currently in active service with three operators: Colombia, Ecuador and Sri Lanka. The Colombian air force's C10/C12-standard examples (one pictured above) are the most recent to have been supplied, and are equipped with Elta's AESA radar, large-screen multifunction displays, a Rafael Litening targeting pod. They are also adapted for in-flight refuelling.
