Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]True. But didn't the role of Argentine air power keep the british navy also as far back from the front lines? I seem to recall that when the U.S. stepped in, it neutralized the AAF. But, as always, I'll gladly stand corrected. Slobodan Dimitrov Adam Bridge wrote: > > on 6/30/02 11:03 PM, S Dimitrov at sld@earthlink.net thoughtfully wrote: > > > I, for one, had hoped for Argentina to win. > > Once the U.S. chose sides with its intelligence, it was all over for > > poor Argentina. > > Slobodan Dimitrov > > > > It was all over for Argentina once the UK's nuclear submarine arrived on > scene and pushed the Argentine fleet over the horizon. They couldn't > prosecute an attack against it, it could sink vessels at will, and they > couldn't afford to lose 5,000 more people than they already did. > > Without close support the effort was doomed. A lesson many navies took to > heart, hence the rise in small coastal diesel submarines in the littoral > waters of the world, and the subsequent challenge to surface fleets. The > Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean are VERY tricky places to operate. > > AB > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html