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Israel sold weapons to Argentina at height of Falklands War

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Israel sold weapons to Argentina at height of Falklands War
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RE: Israel sold weapons to Argentina at height of Falklands War
August 24, 2016 at 10:50 am
The Argentine Navy had the (former) USS Phoenix in their fleet. Britain managed to sink it though.
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RE: Israel sold weapons to Argentina at height of Falklands War
August 24, 2016 at 11:34 am (This post was last modified: August 24, 2016 at 11:35 am by abaris.)
(August 24, 2016 at 10:50 am)vorlon13 Wrote: The Argentine Navy had the (former) USS Phoenix in their fleet.  Britain managed to sink it though.

Wasn't exactly a spring chicken at the time. Going by that kind of calculation, the Argentinians actually did better by sinking a Type 42 Guided Missile Destroyer, the Sheffield, and five other vessels.
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RE: Israel sold weapons to Argentina at height of Falklands War
August 24, 2016 at 11:36 am
Well, I was pointing out Argentina had hardware from most everyone.

I'd be surprised of Argentina didn't have British stuff too.
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RE: Israel sold weapons to Argentina at height of Falklands War
August 24, 2016 at 11:41 am
(August 24, 2016 at 11:36 am)vorlon13 Wrote: Well, I was pointing out Argentina had hardware from most everyone.

I'd be surprised of Argentina didn't have British stuff too.

Yeah, but the Belgrano really wasn't top technology for the day and age. The Exocets on the other hand were. As were the Mirages. Not totally up to scratch, but still competitive.
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RE: Israel sold weapons to Argentina at height of Falklands War
August 24, 2016 at 11:51 am
(August 24, 2016 at 11:34 am)abaris Wrote:
(August 24, 2016 at 10:50 am)vorlon13 Wrote: The Argentine Navy had the (former) USS Phoenix in their fleet.  Britain managed to sink it though.

Wasn't exactly a spring chicken at the time. Going by that kind of calculation, the Argentinians actually did better by sinking a Type 42 Guided Missile Destroyer, the Sheffield, and five other vessels.

And the Brits used 50 year old torpedoes to sink a nearly 50 year old ship.  Sporting of them, eh what?
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RE: Israel sold weapons to Argentina at height of Falklands War
August 24, 2016 at 12:56 pm
(August 24, 2016 at 11:36 am)vorlon13 Wrote: Well, I was pointing out Argentina had hardware from most everyone.

I'd be surprised of Argentina didn't have British stuff too.

They did. In fact the argentine navy had 2 of the very same type 42 class guided missile destroyers as the ill fated HMS Shieffield, which the argentines so celebratedly sank with French Exocet missiles.
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RE: Israel sold weapons to Argentina at height of Falklands War
August 24, 2016 at 12:58 pm
(August 24, 2016 at 11:51 am)Minimalist Wrote:
(August 24, 2016 at 11:34 am)abaris Wrote: Wasn't exactly a spring chicken at the time. Going by that kind of calculation, the Argentinians actually did better by sinking a Type 42 Guided Missile Destroyer, the Sheffield, and five other vessels.

And the Brits used 50 year old torpedoes to sink a nearly 50 year old ship.  Sporting of them, eh what?

Not when you fire a 50 year old torpedo out of a nuclear submarine that can out run the victim in a straight speed race.
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RE: Israel sold weapons to Argentina at height of Falklands War
August 24, 2016 at 2:06 pm
Damn, who would risk a possible erratic from a nuke sub ??

JFC, just watched that show on the Tang
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RE: Israel sold weapons to Argentina at height of Falklands War
August 24, 2016 at 2:25 pm
Interesting. Under international law, arming an active combatant is considered an act of war.

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RE: Israel sold weapons to Argentina at height of Falklands War
August 24, 2016 at 5:09 pm (This post was last modified: August 24, 2016 at 5:09 pm by Anomalocaris.)
(August 24, 2016 at 2:25 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: Interesting. Under international law, arming an active combatant is considered an act of war.

No state of war had been declared.
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