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Forum: Military Aviation
5th Feb 2013, 19:06
Replies: 1,385
Views: 314,583
Posted By cokecan

looks like it does to me, they even allocate...

looks like it does to me, they even allocate funding to the FI... also worth noting that the Article appears to be pre-Lisbon treaty, which changed the EU's relationship with nations overseas...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jan 2013, 16:32
Replies: 1,385
Views: 314,583
Posted By cokecan

Captivep, there are lots of rational people in...

Captivep, there are lots of rational people in Argentina, its just that none of them are currently President of Argentina, or Commander in Chief of Argentinas Armed Forces, or responsible for setting...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jan 2013, 15:56
Replies: 1,385
Views: 314,583
Posted By cokecan

''What sort of regime has a flypast to welcome...

''What sort of regime has a flypast to welcome home a ship that was almost repossessed? Would almost be sad if it wasn't quite so funny.''

Captivep, the kind of regime that holds a flypast for a...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jan 2013, 10:30
Replies: 1,385
Views: 314,583
Posted By cokecan

THS, always worth remembering that the reports...

THS, always worth remembering that the reports about Argentinas military being in a utter ****-state come from a single media source, and one hostile to Argentina.

its also worth remembering that...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jan 2013, 09:54
Replies: 1,385
Views: 314,583
Posted By cokecan

they're still Boxhead designs, and they know...

they're still Boxhead designs, and they know about Submarines!

i thought that only one Sub was actually complete, and that the other two were still in crates requiring assembly - and had, to some...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jan 2013, 17:52
Replies: 1,385
Views: 314,583
Posted By cokecan

if we're looking at gratuitous sabre rattling,...

if we're looking at gratuitous sabre rattling, why not send a pair of Typhoons to meet CFK's aircraft when she leaves on her tour of LatAm, Europe and the ME - you know, to 'wish her well', and 'make...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jan 2013, 12:55
Replies: 1,385
Views: 314,583
Posted By cokecan

sorry, but the RN has never, ever sent a Vanguard...

sorry, but the RN has never, ever sent a Vanguard anywhere near the FI. its total, absolute bollocks.

let me make that crystal clear - no Vanguard class sub has gone within 5000 miles (at the very...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jan 2013, 07:57
Replies: 1,385
Views: 314,583
Posted By cokecan

TEEEJ, while its entirely true that Kirchner...

TEEEJ,

while its entirely true that Kirchner will be gone in 2015, her legacy (along with corruption, nepotism, economic chaos etc..) is going to be that in order to get elected, future candidates...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Dec 2012, 20:25
Replies: 1,385
Views: 314,583
Posted By cokecan

Argentinas military capability - or otherwise -...

Argentinas military capability - or otherwise - has never been a factor in deciding whether there'd be more fisticuffs, for the Argentine government its a purely political calculation with purely...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Dec 2012, 10:18
Replies: 1,385
Views: 314,583
Posted By cokecan

again, its worth thinking about what a success...

again, its worth thinking about what a success looks like from the Argentine side, rather than thinking about it from our side.

for Argentina a success is any confrontation which trumpets British...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Dec 2012, 14:59
Replies: 1,385
Views: 314,583
Posted By cokecan

a wry glance at the shotgun above the mantlepeice...

a wry glance at the shotgun above the mantlepeice is one thing while hypothetically discussing what would happen if 'the Argies' had another go - counting on its appearence against a 2 or 3 Coy sized...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Dec 2012, 07:58
Replies: 1,385
Views: 314,583
Posted By cokecan

the point would be that against Typhoon, whatever...

the point would be that against Typhoon, whatever the current APT(S) ship is, and possibly an SSN, that an Argentine naval vessel is effectively unarmed, and a civilian vessel has the advantage over...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Dec 2012, 08:45
Replies: 1,385
Views: 314,583
Posted By cokecan

Parabellum. if you believe that a British PM...

Parabellum.

if you believe that a British PM would order an RN SSN to sink an Argentine civilian ship approaching the FI, outside a period of war, then you really need to check whether you're...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Dec 2012, 08:32
Replies: 1,385
Views: 314,583
Posted By cokecan

while 'airline commando raid' scenario has some...

while 'airline commando raid' scenario has some holes, lets not forget that there is not always an SSN on station. most of the time, yes, theres one somewhere south of Ascession, but that does not...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Apr 2012, 18:25
Replies: 1,385
Views: 314,583
Posted By cokecan

is perhaps the big lesson from history is that...

is perhaps the big lesson from history is that when you don't buy enough shoe for the size of your feet, you're going to have a painful walk to the shops?

our defence posture problems are not,...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Apr 2012, 15:38
Replies: 1,385
Views: 314,583
Posted By cokecan

PN, both! i don't believe there is a 'good'...

PN, both!

i don't believe there is a 'good' course of action available, there are merely a number of crap options with differing downsides.

i do not believe that any real headway can be made...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Apr 2012, 11:28
Replies: 1,385
Views: 314,583
Posted By cokecan

Glojo, the problem is not one of...

Glojo,

the problem is not one of information, its one of people not being interested in information.

the information that the FI is a self-governing territory that is entirely happy with its...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Apr 2012, 15:32
Replies: 1,385
Views: 314,583
Posted By cokecan

PN, they would know if we told them! what...

PN, they would know if we told them!

what i'm say is there are 3 issues that conflate and produce a picture, and we should be wary about believing that the picture they paint to us is the same...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Apr 2012, 13:08
Replies: 1,385
Views: 314,583
Posted By cokecan

PN, i know that, and you know that, and i don't...

PN, i know that, and you know that, and i don't doubt her DS know that - but she doesn't, and i don't think she knows or cares that doesn't know that.

which do you think is prefereable: us beating...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Apr 2012, 12:13
Replies: 1,385
Views: 314,583
Posted By cokecan

PN, i think that she can count, and that she sees...

PN, i think that she can count, and that she sees 4 fast jests, an Inf Coy and 8,000 miles of rather emptier ocean than was the case in 1982 - that the capabilities of those four fast jets means that...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Apr 2012, 11:07
Replies: 1,385
Views: 314,583
Posted By cokecan

PN, depends on the tune they're trying to play! ...

PN, depends on the tune they're trying to play!

i'm a pessamist, i'm deeply concerned about the ability if the current Argentine government to back off and accept political defeat over the FI in...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Feb 2012, 11:21
Replies: 1,385
Views: 314,583
Posted By cokecan

it may be neat, but a good wedge of it is wrong. ...

it may be neat, but a good wedge of it is wrong.

in the article, Micheal Clarke, Director of RUSI, talks about a capability to stage strike aircraft out of Assension and use them to attack the FI...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Feb 2012, 19:46
Replies: 1,385
Views: 314,583
Posted By cokecan

FB, ''If the Powers that be get this...

FB,

''If the Powers that be get this right...''

you see my concern?
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Feb 2012, 19:01
Replies: 1,385
Views: 314,583
Posted By cokecan

unless there's been some significant change in...

unless there's been some significant change in Tornado or Typhoons capabilities, surely this faces the same problem that the proposed Buccaneer strike in 1982 had - they can't stay in the air long...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Feb 2012, 08:26
Replies: 1,385
Views: 314,583
Posted By cokecan

as importantly, given that Argentina and Chile...

as importantly, given that Argentina and Chile share a border that Argentina thinks should be a lot further west than it currently is, Chile has about as much interest in a resurgent Argentina with a...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Feb 2012, 22:04
Replies: 1,385
Views: 314,583
Posted By cokecan

there's certainly a lot in the Argentine media...

there's certainly a lot in the Argentine media that see straight through the fragrant Christinas antics - they know when someone is waving a big, fat worm at them in the hope that it'll divert...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Feb 2012, 07:47
Replies: 1,385
Views: 314,583
Posted By cokecan

Whenurhappy, much more importan than whether...

Whenurhappy,

much more importan than whether we know its drivel that a simple trip to wiki would dispel, what are the Argentine media going to be screaming this morning?

the problem is that the...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Feb 2012, 22:17
Replies: 1,385
Views: 314,583
Posted By cokecan

GGenie, good luck down there. despite my...

GGenie,

good luck down there. despite my Daily Hate-style rant, i really think they're going to have a pop at the islands - thats all political tea-leaves reading, nothing military, but its what i...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Feb 2012, 20:24
Replies: 1,385
Views: 314,583
Posted By cokecan

Rigga, ''I'm not too sure where he's coming...

Rigga,

''I'm not too sure where he's coming from?''

simple, man's a cnut.

i must admit - despite not reading the Sun or Daily Mail - to getting a little bored of hearing all this crap from...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Feb 2012, 18:55
Replies: 1,385
Views: 314,583
Posted By cokecan

CM, i bloody hope not! in the event that we...

CM, i bloody hope not!

in the event that we had to try, our concept of operations would be the SSN's/TLAM doing the counter-air mission, Ocean/Lusty with AH-64's doing CAS and interdiction, and...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Feb 2012, 08:17
Replies: 1,385
Views: 314,583
Posted By cokecan

Tangoe, while your logic is reasonable, it is -...

Tangoe, while your logic is reasonable, it is - IMO - based on an incorrect political start point.

whatever DC feels personally about the FI, he will know, or at least the grown-ups around him...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Feb 2012, 11:42
Replies: 1,385
Views: 314,583
Posted By cokecan

i think we should be careful about confusing...

i think we should be careful about confusing arguments about military capability with those about politics. war and conflict are political acts, they have political drivers, not military drivers
...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Feb 2012, 21:00
Replies: 1,385
Views: 314,583
Posted By cokecan

Sid, are you drunk, or perhaps on prescribed...

Sid,

are you drunk, or perhaps on prescribed medication?

you are incoherant, and making an arse of yourself. please stop.
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Feb 2012, 16:22
Replies: 1,385
Views: 314,583
Posted By cokecan

Sid, you were the one who brought up the...

Sid,

you were the one who brought up the 'what can we do if they succeed?' topic - it would perhaps therefore be polite/sentient if you cosidered my answer to your question in light of the...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Feb 2012, 15:06
Replies: 1,385
Views: 314,583
Posted By cokecan

Sid, yes, a combination of Ocean/Lusty and...

Sid,

yes, a combination of Ocean/Lusty and AH-64, with SSN/TLAM and T45 could theoretically be used to attack the islands. given however that the Argentines would have occupancy of MPA, and would...
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