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Old 7th Apr 2002, 17:15
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SHAR could not and did not establish a "favourable air situation" over San Carlos in 1982. If the AAF had correctly fuzed six bombs that hit but did not detonate, the task force would have been off home with its tail between its legs.

But enough of these peripheral colonial wars. The primary RN role in WW2 was supposed to be to defend our shipping. Yet the RAF sank more submarines than the RN, plus the Tirpitz. if you follow the logic of Aarse and WEBF, perhaps we should disband the RN. All they seem to do these days is to faff about making a target of themselves and then claim a victory when no one bothers to attack them. "Deny Flight" - my aarse!
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