ZH875 wrote:
Were the Falklands defences upped during 'tension' before the invasion in '82, nope, thought not.
Actually they were, the Garrison of 40 RM Commandos was doubled, to 80! Due to the fact the invasion occurred when they were changing over from one detachment to their relief. During the initial fighting, one group with an anti tank weapon (Carl Gustav?) asked their commander for orders as to which targets should have priority, and when asked what targets they had in their sights was told "Target one is an Aircraft Carrier, Target two is a destroyer, Target three is a transport..." but they had to shift position before they got their reply!