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To: Vinnie
Or, as I mentioned earlier, he could, with Argentina's cooperation, fly them down there to be a part of any attack, or occupation. With the range of the SU-30MK2s and the refueling capability, he could do it.

But the Brits are much better prepared now though with a battallion sized defense force on the Island I believe, with a flight of typhoons based at Stanley, and (in all probability) with a SSN lurking around the area.

An assault force will have a much tougher time getting to the island and then on it this time around.

265 posted on 09/03/2007 6:34:40 AM PDT by Jeff Head
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To: Jeff Head

Jeff, no Typhoons down in the Falklands. The last unit to get the Typhoon will be the Falklands flight to replace the Tornado F.3s. The F.3s are due to be retired in 2010. Stanley was demilitarised a long time ago. RAF Mount Pleasant was built some 30 miles to the east of Stanley in the mid 1980s.

http://www.satellite-sightseer.com/id/10401/Falkland_Islands__Malvinas_//Mount_Pleasant/RAF_Mount_Pleasant


291 posted on 09/03/2007 2:45:02 PM PDT by Tommyjo
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