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Sword1003 Joined: 20 June 2006 Posts in this thread: 1	Posted on 20 June 2006 11:38 PM which countries do you think could currently undertake a falklands type operation? my opinion is only the us and uk. france will be able to as soon as they have more rafeals operating off charles degalle Post Reply

Turkey1004 Joined: 02 February 2006 Posts in this thread: 2	Posted on 04 July 2006 9:41 AM In my opinion, an operation like that, considering the Argentine strenght at that time but the actual military force of the other countries, I think that similar results, can be obtained by several countries: France, Japan, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Australia, Canada, South Corea. Post Reply
Orion1005 Joined: 25 June 2006 Posts in this thread: 1	Posted on 19 July 2006 8:04 AM Nimrod001 posting under a different name :) I think it is certainly the case that any nation with a good SAM capability from their surface ships, even for the 1980's, would be able to blunt the attacks of Argentinian A-4's and Mirage III's. These were operating at the very edge of their range and had a limited arsenal of weapons for attacking ships. Some of the problems with bomb fusing were caused by lack of training and expertise in this area, making their attacks less effective than they could have been CAS was also not a major feature of te campaign, so lack of a carrier wouldn't be a showstopper. The major problem would be twofold. A: Sufficient amphibious capability to lift enough troops and supplies to retake the Falklands. The UK had enough, but I don't think many other nations did at that time, and probably don't now either. Australia, Japan, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, , Canada, South Korea could be ruled out as they don't have the amphibious lift capability to land enough troops. Australia for example would be able to send only three ships (Tobruk, Manoora, Kanimbla) and this might not be enough. The UK had 8 amphibious ships for example, and didn't have to go as far. B: Defending the fleet against land based Mirage, and sea and land based Skyhawks. I think most of the countries listed would be able to do this against a typical 1980's Argentine air fleet. But the sea lift is the killer. I'm sure many countries could scrape together the ships given enough time, but you need to be quick so they don't dig in and start to think they really do own the place. Post Reply
Taurus1005 Joined: 24 July 2006 Posts in this thread: 1	Posted on 24 July 2006 1:34 PM I believe the BBC published a report that the MoD had produced in the mid 90's saying that the UK's armed forces would be unable to mount an armada of the size and scale of the one that helped secure the Falklands. So before consideration is given to air lifts or troops or the weaponry they can carry... getting there is the main point here and the RN is unable to do that. Post Reply
Turkey1004 Joined: 02 February 2006 Posts in this thread: 2	Posted on 03 August 2006 6:14 AM After conquering of enough space in the shore, carrying troops is possible with every type of ship. Each of the countries I listed they have more than 1000 amphibious troops deployable in very short time. But in a while a major number can be carried with non amphibious ships. Post Reply
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