general mood of arrogance amongst some senior officers that the Arg airforce was not a threat
Prior to the Falklands War the Buccaneer fleet used to operate regularly against elements of the RN. From conversations that I heard in the bar amongst the Bucc aircrew it seemed that the RN rarely, if ever, accepted a "hit" on any ship reckoning that they would have splashed the attacker.
It seemed that the fleet sailed south with a degree of complacency amongst the senior ranks.