Tornados in the South Atlantic

[Fg Off Max Stout]

You do realise that Mount Pleasant Airfield were 'nowt but fields' in 1982.

I believe that if our man, g126, is a journo he would not write 'would it of had' and 'could of actually operated'. Would HAVE, could HAVE. It's a little point of English that really grates. Even Mirror journos have grammar checkers, don't they? Crikey, I'm getting anal in my old age.

I suspect that if, somehow, we had some suitably armed Tornados GR1B and F2 pre-deployed to a suitable airfield on the islands, prior to the invasion, then there never would HAVE been an invasion. All a bit too hypothetical, though. Likewise, if we had hot air balloon based laser weapons and infantry armed with Tesla rays, then we would HAVE kicked gaucho arse too.

In all seriousness, what would HAVE made our lives easier would have been angle-deck carriers capable of launching 'proper' combat aircraft (Phantoms, Buccaneers) and Gannet AEW3s. Not losing the Support Helicopter capability on the Atlantic Conveyor would have made a very big difference, too.

Stout