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Footage shows low-flying Argentine Skyhawks and Daggers attacking British vessels in San Carlos Water as 3 Commando Brigade is disembarked to retake the Falklands. The aircraft can be seen passing over one of the two Fearless-class LPDs involved in the landings, which is firing a Seacat SAM. It is unclear whether the missile is responsible for the recorded ‘kill’, as the Seacat had a poor performance record during the conflict. Off Port San Carlos, the British faced intense attacks from Argentine land-based aircraft, which repeatedly strafed Royal Navy ships. The ferocity of these raids earned San Carlos Water the nickname “Bomb Alley”. It was later regarded as a tactical miscalculation that Argentine pilots focused their efforts on the ships rather than the landing craft and troops; by 25 May, the British had already established a strong force of elite professionals on East Falkland, enabling them to retake Port Stanley roughly three weeks later. The Argentine pilots were widely praised for their courage during these attacks, in which they scored numerous hits on British vessels. Many of the bombs, however, were incorrectly fused and failed to detonate—thirteen struck ships without exploding. Not all Royal Navy vessels were so fortunate: HMS Ardent (21 May) and HMS Antelope (23 May) were both lost off Port San Carlos.
Heart of Oak ⚓️866,364 views • 6 months ago
The firepower of HMS Victory was staggering. To put it into perspective: the total weight of firepower Victory unleashed at Trafalgar exceeded the entire artillery strength available to Wellington at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Film fragment: Bequest to the Nation (1973)
Heart of Oak ⚓️83,051 views • 1 year ago
Hawker Sea Fury and Fairey Firefly deck landings on HMAS Sydney. Source: AWM
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