We have 2 active carriers one is mothballed which means we can re activate invincible and that gives us one more carrier than in the first war, ocean could if they moved the goal keeper over possibly also carry harriers.

we have a large RFA with landing ships not to mention should war break out we have the QE2 and QM2 still and many other british flagged ships that we can use, the argentines are more scared of our nuclear submarines we have 7 trafalgars 2 swiftsures and 1 astute

we have enough DDG's to make one battle group which is enough and the type 23's which are a bit better than the type 22's we still got 4 of them as well and the ones mothballed, the FA2 is mothballed they would probably re activate them, they could send typhoons and tornadoes to the asension islands with a few tankers and then you got air denfence the type 45 would probably be there as well.

i still rekon we have a fairly good chance of winning down there even in the state we are in now.

You been trying out some new beer Subman. Britain lose to Argentina:hmm: I doubt it very much, they maybe a bunch of pompus bartasds but they know how to fight & win. :)

Damn politicians, why can't they keep their slack-jawed mouths shut for a change?
The Falklands belong to us British, or rather, the people who actually live there on a barren windswept lump of rock in the middle of nowhere, want to be British.
As it stands it would make little difference if the islands residents wanted to be Argentinian, fact of the matter is it's their choice who they are, not some junta nut-jobs or Whitehall fat-cats thousands of miles away.

I've wondered in the past what would have happened had the British not responded to the invasion back then; would the Argentinians have killed civilians there if they resisted the occupation? Come to that, were the positions reversed, would the British?
Rash speculation, I know, but landing expeditionary forces on foreign territory with the expectation that the country they belong to will do nothing, is just asking for a bloody nose or worse; and all for what, a boost to national pride? One more good war and an easy victory to ensure re-election? (now who does that sound like? :roll: )

One might have expected such foolish rhetoric as quoted above might have been quelled by the international embarrassment caused the last time round. I guess some people are too blind to let go of the past: a "colonial enclave in the 21st century." she called it, well there's no getting around such entrenched thinking as that.

But if that's the way they want it, well then President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, step up and take your best shot if you think you can. It had better be a good one because you won't get a second chance...








Huh, didn't think so.

Just think of the DW scenarios you can make now.:hmm:

The UK should just sell them the Island if they want it so bad. I don't know how attached the UK is to the islands though.:roll:

I've been thinking of Falklands/Malvinas Scenarios for DW since I own it. Unfortunately there aren't any.

Yeah same here, shame you can't drive any brit subs.

Maybe they could have a game of Rugby over it :D

The arena would have to be in a third country, with a 50/50 split between Argentine and British supporters, so any pre or post match violence is not one sided.

No matter who wins, a war is sure to erupt after the '2008 Rugby Incident' and all the arm-chair warriors will have some sport also.

Seriously though. The future of the Islands is up to the inhabitants. Nationalist rhetoric from politicians we have all seen before, and if followed through, will cement an uncomprimising response from Britian.

Nuke Them. :D

Subtle as always STEED lol. :rotfl: :rotfl:

Argentine president only reasserted the claim to soverignty, but didn´t mention even a word about a future war.

In fact, she regretted the 1982 conflict in the speech (but saved the soldiers courage and the fallen memory)

So, don´t worry world, war isn´t an issue regarding the Malvinas / Falklands.

And about today´s capabilities of the Royal Navy and an hypothetical South Atlantic war, I recommend a Denise Hammick´s article, published in Jane´s Navy International, June 2007.

Lastly, FIREWALL, besides the war, I hate fish & chips (as everybody else outside the UK), but count me in for the Guiness.

Blasphamy! Fish and chips is legendary lol, how can you not like it? :huh::rotfl:

Really? News to me. I know a lot of foreigners and they love fish and chips.

Actually I feel like some fish and chips right now..............shame all the chp shops are shut! :damn:

Aussies love Fish & Chips.

C´mon guys... there are, all over the world, many italian - french - chinese - thai - spanish - so on, so on - restaurants (even argentine steak houses), but not a such thing like a "UK restaurant".

That´s because the world dislikes fish & chips...

(not offense intended, this just an opinion about foods)

Marcantilan - It's not nice to pick on... other people. First they lost the naval race, then their Empire, then their taste buds. All they have left is fish and chips. Leave them their illusions. ;-)

Give me fried halibut and some fries and I'm happy.

I went to London in 1978,what is with you British? You put peas on EVERYTHING!!!! First time in my my life that I had spaghetti with peas on it.

And do any of you Brits know if the "Great American Disaster" is still in business? They made some damn good burgers,but they were eating them with knives and forks...I was eating mine with my hands and they were looking at me like I was some kind of barbarian...lmao

There we go. Just a few lines taken out of context, and we have a pretext for the next war!:rock:

This is going to be the main plot of Silent Hunter VI, right?

What I do not understand is why there are so many people apparently so keen to see a war between Argentina and the UK. There are so many other places in the world in such desperate need of curetting.