ORAC
A bit of poor research / editing on BB6, if that's the official report, as even the Argies admit that a Skyguard did eat a Shrike which did kill four of the soldiers operating it or located near it. On BB5 only 2 Shrikes were carried, not four.
In fact all sorties down south from ASI requiring AAR support were authorised by Admiral Fieldhouse and it was he who decided if the sortie of the day was by a Hercules, a Nimrod, a Vulcan or in the later stages GR3s, though in the beginning only the Vulcan and Victor could do anything useful as at the same time that BB2 was taking place, the total number of AAR capable Hercs and Nimrods released to service was zero!!!
Last edited by MAINJAFAD; 16th Jan 2013 at 22:39.