WE Branch Fanatic
Thank you for the (self acknowledged) pedantic correcton. 23 or 27 years, it's still a distant memory for most people and a low probability irrelevance for planning for the future of embarked aviation.
I am not suggesting that the efforts made by all involved in the campaign were irrelevant, just the continued use of the Falklands as a reason for trying to keep single service capabilities alive for the sake of it.
Your question about 1 AIM120 or a pair? One missile. Single. Unitary. Solo. If you get to a total of two you've gone too far. No credible BVR fighter in the world would get airborne with one missile.
To comment on your numbered points:
1-8. All well made but to no avail if the aircraft going out of service can not in reality deal with or mitigate the points you make. Please read again the posts on every limitation of the much loved Sea Harrier.
Would I be right in thinking you were also sad to see the Sea Dart taken from the CVS?
How about we move on and stop yearning for days gone by, we can do that at reunions.