Posted on 02/23/2014 9:56:12 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
You're right. The Brit attack subs carry cruise missiles and could knock out the B.A. power grid in half an hour. My guess is the Brits will not be so polite about the Argentinians invading their territory next time round.
Wrong. The Brits retired both their Sea Harriers (aircraft and spares sold to India) and the Harrier GR7/9. The latter and parts inventory were sold to the U.S. as support for the Marine’s AV-8B Harriers until the F-35B is available.
The AV-8B was designed and built by McDonald-Douglas for the UK (the AV-8A, long retired came to the USMC by way of the UK and BAe). Boeing has since acquired M-D and is responsible for the AV-8B Harriers in service. Italy acquired AV-8B Harriers and Spain acquired EAV-8B Harriers from M-D.
With US foreign policy?
I’m way behind on what the Brits have in way of armaments these days, other than what I read here and from Viet Vet friends about Afghanistan.
I remember the Blowpipe because it was a simple but effective system. The US didn’t have much until the Stinger which changed the war against the Soviets in Afghanistan.
I’m glad to hear that someone in England actually realizes what a dangerous world it is out there, and is preparing weapons to face it.
I’m afraid that the US is still in a pre-Pearl Harbor mode re developing realistic and less expensive weapons systems rather than put it all in extremely expensive, limited production save-the-world items.
The LAW in Vietnam was an effective weapon but it was a one-shot job (unlike the old Bazooka which could fire as many rockets as were fed it). The NVA/VC used the RPG very effectively against our bunkers, aircraft (SEAL TEAM 6 Chinook in Afghanistan), and general targets - easy to carry, to fed, to use - 6 pack stiks carried by support troops and one weapons’ operator - IT WORKED).
We never developed or modified the RPG for American troops. STUPID, STUPID, STUPID. ARVN troops did use captured NVA materials.
Like Venezuela they made it nearly impossible for their economy to function properly and now need a distraction and someone to blame.
Sevastopol is a Russian colony
I wonder how Chile feels about Argentina and the UK?
Does the new Chile socialist leader want to be a mess like Argentina and Venezuela? Or maybe allow some UK ships and aircraft drop by a “good will tour”?
Debka (I know, I know....) says Russia is mobilizing their rapid reaction troops...
http://osnetdaily.com/2014/02/breaking-russia-mobilizes-rapid-deployment-forces-to-ukraine-border/
Not sure how the new Chilean leader feels given what happened to Chile during Allende’s transitioning rule to a marxist state, shortstopped by the military.
Also, Chile is a well educated country, has a thriving free enterprise system, and doesn’t want to go thru another military junta.
They might just sit this whole thing out.
Latin America has been cursed by poor leaders on the Right and Center, as well as ideologue communist traitors on the Left. After all these years, I had hoped that they would have moved on beyond the Chavez’s, Morales, Correa, Ortegas, FLMN, the Montenerous of Uruguay, the Castros, Bishop/Coard, and Kirchners/Perons, all of whom are now in power.
However, given our Obama the Marxist in Chief, what is going on in Latin America is on par with what is now going on in the U.S.
10-15?? I think 1 would do it. Their power grid fails every other night as it is.
The problem is not just Latin America, it happens in Africa.. heck it happens in Ukraine.
Some demigod gets elected on promises, creates a personality cult, treats the presidential Palace as his personal property, takes over/bullies the media, writes a new Constitution that codifies his rule and stomps on the opposition as foreign-funded traitors.
Happens a LOT.
Sounds like Obama? Am I close? Do I get a prize?
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