True dat, Trav. The Royal Marines were returning to the UK after Arctic training. They still had their Arctic kit and were sent to the South Atlantic’s [ate autumn climate. The Argies, on the other hand, sent their jungle troops with their tropical kit to those inhospitable latitudes. They were drawn from Jungle Regiments along the Brazilian and Paraguayan borders. They were totally unprepared for their campaign. The Argie Air Force, however, gave a fair account of themselves. I was stationed in the Military Attache Office in the U S Embassy in Buenos Aires 1986-1989.
It was an interesting time. The Brits sure had luck on their side! Their amphibious ships were already loaded, their troops freshly drilled at cold/wet ops. All they had to do was reprovision, fuel, and head south.
Did you ever hear the story of the first-ever combat use of the Stinger missile?