If only they would run short on missiles only.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38044967
A war navy that cannot sustain unit losses, is no competitive war navy. And to me such numbers look suspiciously low.
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Royal Navy warships - numbers since 1985
Year - Aircraft carriers - Assault ships - Frigates - Destroyers
1985 4 2 41 15
1995 3 2 23 12
2005 3 3 19 9
2016 0 3 13 6
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German navy currently has 0 (nill) destroyers, 10 frigates, 5 corvettes and 6 submarines. Adding to that are 12 mine sweepers and short of 20 logistics and supply ships. 8 Recce aircraft, and 40 helicopters: usually two thirds and more of them grounded due to technical problems.
France: 1 aircraft carrier, 2 destroyers, 23 frigates, 11 amphibious combat ships, 10 submarines, and others.
Netherlands: 6 frigates, 4 subamrines, and others.
Norway: 5 frigates, 6 missile fast attack corvettes, 5 submarines, and others
Denmark: 3 frigates, 16 light patrol ships, 29 coastguard cutters, and logistics units.
Onme has ot keep in mind that for Britian and France, a certain number of ships is not immediatekly avialable for a battle over the Atlantic or Baltic, sinc ethey are on long distance patrols at the Falklands and Far East Pacific districts.
If the Argentinians ever manage to take the Falklands, i think there is no way for Britain to hope they could get them back again like in the early 80s. 1982 was it, or not?