[Jeff Head]

Well, if they did destroy the Sea Harries, as the tanknetter mentioned above (they have been retired), then their air defense situation for their fleet is worse than it was in 1982.

It just means all the more that they will need our direct military help (and not just logistics).

If we do not provide that help, then the UK, IMHO, in either case, would not be able to get past Venesuela on the way down to the Falklands.

Such a scenario as this could be one that was used to distract us, along with others. And, in fact, Venezuela and Argentina in those books did form the nucleus for the South American contingent of the belligerents we faced in the series.

[353FMG]

“It just means all the more that they will need our direct military help..”

Is that not exactly what most western nations have been expecting since the creation of NATO? It has been American blood and money that has allowed Europe to build their socialist structure, because what they saved by not having to take care of their defense, they misspent on cuddling the masses. We are, in part, guilty of the European disaster.

[Bender2]

Re: If we do not provide that help, then the UK, IMHO, in either case, would not be able to get past Venesuela on the way down to the Falklands.

Just wondering... what Bizarro World map you are using that makes the Brits have to go past Venezuela to get to the Falklands?