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Old 24th Oct 2021, 10:37
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AndySmith
 
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Originally Posted by Video Mixdown
Lots of 'what if's' in there. You can equally argue that the Argentine submarine was detected and attacked by assets specifically deployed for the purpose, and it was lucky to escape being destroyed.
But, that's the million dollar question - was the San Luis actually detected? The RN had a good idea of what its orders were and where it was operating thanks to SIGINT - but I think there's some doubt as to whether or not it was actually detected as a CERTSUB by a UK asset.
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