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Old 26th Mar 2012, 07:25
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They had enough trouble refueling one Vulcan to get it to the Falklands how were they going to refuel "The attack of two flights of two Vulcans"?

According to the Telegraph:

"The attack of two flights of two Vulcans would be launched from Ascension Island, the mid-Atlantic British possession, which was 1,000 miles closer to the Argentine mainland air bases than the Falklands.

After mid-air refuelling the No 44 Squadron bombers would drop to 300ft above the surface to begin their final run-in using just their terrain following radar and flying skills to skim over the Argentine landmass in complete darkness.

The aircraft would have been equipped for the first time with Sidewinder air-to-air missiles in case of attack by Argentine fighters, although the enemy air force rarely flew at night.

As well as a Dash-10 radar jamming pod the first Vulcan would four AGM-45 Shrikes anti-radar missiles to knock out the Argentine surface-to-air missile systems.

But it was the second bomber that would carry out a devastating attack aimed to wipe out the Argentine air force's ability to launch attacks.

Carrying a substantial load of 21 bombs each weighing 1,000lbs, equivalent to the bomb payload of five Tornados recently used in Libya, the plane would fly straight down the runway releasing its ordnance attached to small parachutes. If the attack was successful the runway would be pockmarked by craters and burning fighter jets".

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