Ships that never were

Kapitan · 06-30-19, 12:14 AM

Just imagine it now F4 chasing down daggers etendard and sky hawks while buccaneers bomb land targets

What a mix

Reece · 06-30-19, 12:21 AM

I vote for old time sake they build the KM FÜHRER.

Jimbuna · 06-30-19, 06:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Kapitan

Just imagine it now F4 chasing down daggers etendard and sky hawks while buccaneers bomb land targets

What a mix

Mind you, I'm not taking anything away from the Harriers, their kill rate ratio was most impressive.

Starting with just 20 Sea Harriers, a further eight joined the Task Force by mid-May. A total of six were lost by accident or ground fire, and not one in air-to-air combat.

On the other hand the Argentine losses were 44 aircraft of all types shot down by enemy fire, 31 of those being fighters and 18 of which were as a result of Sea Harrier CAP.

A better breakdown of the figures below.
https://www.quora.com/How-many-Argen...lands-conflict

Kapitan · 06-30-19, 10:28 AM

The harriers were impressive I can always remember the broadcast it appears on all documentaries I can’t say how many took part in the raid against Stanley but I counted them all out and I counted them all back

Guess that’s why the Argentines called the meurta negra

I do think that splendid should have sunk the carrier too maybe then they would have just surrendered

Jimbuna · 07-01-19, 10:47 AM

My sources at the time (both political and participants) informed me the US were happy to help in any way but short of physical involvement provided only enough effort was used to retake the islands and not as a result of total annihilation.

I guess a carrier was a price too high.

Kapitan · 07-01-19, 10:59 AM

Perhaps but it certainly would have been a huge moral dampener to the argies for sure

I did hear from a few people that the USA would lend us a LPA if anything was to happen to one of our carriers now fill that with harriers and you have one mean machine considering they were twice the size of invincible

Jimbuna · 07-02-19, 09:48 AM

Never heard that one but wouldn't that invole US personnel participating in the conflict?

Kapitan · 07-02-19, 09:56 AM

Sure I read it somewhere or heard it up have to dig it out

06-30-19, 12:14 AM	#1
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	Just imagine it now F4 chasing down daggers etendard and sky hawks while buccaneers bomb land targets What a mix __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

06-30-19, 12:21 AM	#2
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 34,729 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	I vote for old time sake they build the KM FÜHRER. __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*

06-30-19, 10:28 AM	#4
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	The harriers were impressive I can always remember the broadcast it appears on all documentaries I can’t say how many took part in the raid against Stanley but I counted them all out and I counted them all back Guess that’s why the Argentines called the meurta negra I do think that splendid should have sunk the carrier too maybe then they would have just surrendered __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

07-01-19, 10:47 AM	#5
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,615 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	My sources at the time (both political and participants) informed me the US were happy to help in any way but short of physical involvement provided only enough effort was used to retake the islands and not as a result of total annihilation. I guess a carrier was a price too high. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

07-01-19, 10:59 AM	#6
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	Perhaps but it certainly would have been a huge moral dampener to the argies for sure I did hear from a few people that the USA would lend us a LPA if anything was to happen to one of our carriers now fill that with harriers and you have one mean machine considering they were twice the size of invincible __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

07-02-19, 09:48 AM	#7
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,615 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Never heard that one but wouldn't that invole US personnel participating in the conflict? __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

07-02-19, 09:56 AM	#8
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	Sure I read it somewhere or heard it up have to dig it out __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/