Witness the Epic Story of a Daring Falklands Raid!
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- On 1 May 1982, British Task Force arrived in the vicinity of the Falklands / Malvinas. The famous Black Buck raid against Port Stanley airport by a single Vulcan bomber was quickly followed by twelve Sea Harriers from HMS Hermes. Nine of them attacked Port Stanley while three attacked the airstrip at Goose Green. Argentina never deployed any fast jets on the Islands, but light attack Pucara aircraft were obviously considered potentially dangerous enough to the British invasion force to justify such a risky attack. Was the strike successful? Were any of the Harriers shot down? Find out in this video.
The South Atlantic map for DCS World has finally been released into early access and we can now reenact these historical events on their actual locations.
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- David Morgan - Hostile Skies
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- Jeffrey Ethell, Alfred Price - Air War South Atlantic
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- Pablo Camogli -
Batallas de Malvinas: Todos los combates de la Guerra del Atlántico Sur
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- Robert Marston - Harrier Boys: Volume 1 - Cold War through the Falklands, 1969-1990
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- 10 Percent True - Sea Harrier Kills in the Falklands - Dave Morgan (Part 2)
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Assets used in this reenactment are not 100% historic. AV-8B Harrier II is used instead of Sea Harrier as the latter is not available in DCS World. This is not a mistake and there's no need to comment on it. Thank you.
Duly noted, I will refrain from an inbound rant about wing wheels and wrong nose LOL
Been waiting for a Falklands video for a while. This is a very interesting war and I am surprised by the lack of videos recreating or showing the air raids/battles.
Thanks for commenting! The map just got out a few days ago. I was waiting for it before doing any reenactments. There will be more for sure.
Not surprised at all. Video game developers see the US market as having larger potential sales so they don't bother with the other English-speaking countries.
@@showtime112 brilliant editing and effort. Well done. Love to see more of these. The Brits have had some brilliant ops over the years especially the falklands
Great video with the voice of Nicolas Kazansew in the background (a famous argentine reporter supporter of the invasion) during his live report of the air raid. I expect more reenactment videos showing also 1st May air to air battles with Mirage/Daggers and the Canberra show down during the same day.
Yes need more videos about Falkands war
Remember the lob bombing well whilst sat close to the base of mount Harriet. We had an air raid warning red and all weapons were pointing in a westerly direction as the aircraft approached. As the aircraft became clear, the top mounted wings of the harriers were distinct and weapons were lowered. The first aircraft, high and right above his wingman was the first to peel up and lob the 500 lb bomb. we saw it go and then heard the subsequent explosion (which lead to a cheer). A few minutes later a second pair possibly the same aircraft or maybe different, carried out the same manoeuvre. This was positive for our mindset! When we arrived in Stanley a few day later, one of our tasks was to repair the runway for an Hercules C130 resupply. We encountered three 500 lb bomb craters which were duly repaired by a few Royal Engineer units. Unfortunately, the 1000b lb crater from the Vulcan was sadly off line as I recall and didn't require any immediate repair. After the repairs, we made an hasty retreat and joined Canberra for our return home. Having returned to the islands a couple of times during my career and recently for the 40th anniversary year, I have found that the islands have prospered, with a grateful population and that the sacrifices we made were worth their prosperity and self determination.
Thank you very much for sharing your personal experience!
Sounds like the Vulcan raid was a bit pointless, even for the supposed psychological effect.
@@alastairward2774 The best book on the Vulcan raid which is available is the Black Buck book by Andrew Bird. Even Rowland White admitted that it was far, far better than his book. Bird concludes that it was worthwhile, for various reasons and factors, even though it didn't actually achieve the full measure of what was needed.
...what did it acheive...? That leaky Vulcan was barely able to make nit there and all those times it had to refuel and ithe rest of it's flight was just sad. I don't understand what I achieved apart from letting the RAF know that the Vulcan needs some serious updates or to be replaced altogether ?
Fun fact.Dave Morgan was actially a Royal Air Force pilot on exhange duty with the Royal Navy undergoing training courses on the Sea Harrier when the war broke out..
That's correct.
@@showtime112 thank you brother for confirmation of what i said being true as im sure its news to some of your viewers.👍👍👍
Adding the historical audio really makes this video exceptional!
That's why I include them whenever possible.
This is better quality than many history channel documentaries I have seen. Awesome work.
Thanks, I'm glad you appreciate this content!
The voice in spanish is real, was Nicolas Kasansew, the only argentinian periodist present in the island, one week after the attack, the video was in the tv, the streets were empty to see it, at the time the ONLY chance to see the images of the war!!!
Him scape from the islands in a FAA C-130 flight hours before the argentinian surrender.
Thank you for giving this additional info!
And he has a YT channel called... Nicolás Kasansew, it is full of videos regarding the war.
A very good utilisation of the Southern Atlantic map. A lot of thing happened during the Falklands war with the A-4 skyhawk you could do more, the super étendard with exocet missile, the Dagger could be replace by Mirage III or if the V is available on DCS one day you could do something one day. It's an interesting aerial conflict with dogfights between Harrier and Delta Dagger.
Thanks! There are quite a lot of scenarios that can be covered in this conflict. I first wanted to do one of Skyhawk missions against RN ships but the delay in release of assets pack left me with few choices. But there will be more videos in the future.
The dagger dogfights were a joke, they were at the limit of their range and were unarmed. Even though the harrier won every dogfight there was no AWACS so Argentina could bomb any ship as long as it wasn't the invincible or in the center of the task group.
@@markingraham4892 The Argentine Dagger have French Matra Missiles , 2 were shoot but they dont impact
@@markingraham4892 During a dogfigth at low Altitude, an IaI Dagger make Critical Hit in one Harrier, after the pilot eject, that account as a shot down
@@tadel939 Mirages shots as 6 or 8 Matras, i dont remenber exactly
I can't wait for this map releases correctly, i would love seeing more of this Falklands war videos
Thanks for the comment! There will be more videos from this conflict, especially when they release the assets pack.
Finally some Falklands action!
Knew You were going to take advantage of the new map. Looking forward to your fantastic work as always!
Greetings from Argentina ❤️🇦🇷🤝🇬🇧
Thank you for your positive feedback! More coming up in the future!
My bro, we share the same objective, that we stop teasering each other once and for all. Every time I get to any Argentinian attack video I go to the comments and my blood boils because of the sh*t they throw at us. But then I see comments from Argentinians doing the same thing. I realized that we can’t blame them if our own people throw sh*t too
Wonderful to hear her voice again, wish you were still in Power Mrs Thatcher.
God no, thank god she's gone, worst PM we ever had.... okay well there was Liz Truss but a close second then is Mrs Thatch.... as Rik Mayall called her.
BBC reporter Brian Hanrahan on HMS Hermes said, "I'm not allowed to say how many planes joined the raid, but I counted them all out, and I counted them all back."
Yes, probably the most quoted words regarding this conflict.
During the first minute of the video there's in the background the voice of the infamous argentine war reporter Nicolas Kazansew, who spent and reported most part of the conflict, often with triumphalistic rethoric.
Good work. Brings to life this bizarre but fascinating conflict.
Thanks, I'm glad you appreciated the video!
Well produced. Just one point, the islands are the Falklands, not 'Las Malvinas' - the only Malvinas are located in a lake in southern Chile & the name was appropriated by the Argentine dictatorship in the 1950s. Under the circumstances, To be factually correct and to respect the autonomy of the Falklanders, better to call them by their actual name versus that asserted by their hostile neighbour. Aside from this, excellent work.
Thanks for the comment. As for the name 'correction', I received at least a hundred opposite ones so this one is not bad for some balance 😁
@@showtime112 I assumed when I wrote it that I'd be in for some flak. Sorry, it was a little off-topic - I've really enjoyed your work! Perhaps the response to those Malvinistas out there, take the islands & then you can call them whatever you want, but as the loser you have to deal with it ... that's how the world works.
El nombre correcto es y será por siempre MALVINAS, te guste o no te guste. Tarde o temprano las Malvinas volverán al territorio a dónde verdaderamente pertenecen.
@@robertoaraujo9834Always difficult to argue with delusion. Unfortunately, Argentines are brainwashed and manipulated from birth by their government. It's a tool to distract the people as their country moves from crisis to crisis. It's always someone else who is to blame for whatever is going wrong. The Falklands were discovered & settled by the British before Argentina even existed.
@robertoaraujo9834
My apologies, son, but you stand corrected. As a historian, I can tell you the correct name for these islands are the Falkland Islands. On any current map outside of Argentina, that's the name you'll find. That's the name they'll have until the islanders say otherwise.
And with that attitude you're displaying, they'll never become part of Argentina, and have never been.
Thanks for all the extra immersion you put into this!
Thank you for appreciating it!
Good job man, so professional on absolutely every detail.
Love your videos, cheers brother.
Thanks, I'm glad you appreciate this!
Wow !
GREAT JOB ¡¡¡¡ CONGRATULATIONS. I can´t imagine how much time it took to make this video. Keep working on these type of aviation historical events. If it isn't much to ask I would like to see some Argentinians A-4s attacking the Royal Navy fleet, it would be great.
Thanks and greetings from Mexico City.
Gracias! Regarding Argentinian attacks on RN ships, those videos are coming. Razbam should release some more naval assets with the map so the videos csn be as precise as possible.
I was also looking forward to your videos on this conflict. Your account of the first Day of fighting on the islands is impeccable. And the audio from both sides, superb. Good work, as always.
There's more to come, I just hope Razbam releases more naval assets so I can do Argentinian attacks on British ships.
Another amazing video as always.
I appreciate your feedback!
Great job with the info, excellent video. Uff many choises for this map..
Thank you for your support!
Very good video. The May 1st raid was exceptionally well carried out, and of course, there were air to air combats and two rounds of naval bombardments as well. So far as I can count, Argentine casualties for the day were definitely 26 killed and 117 wounded, although it is possible, going by Argentine accounts, that there were more. To be honest, the Argentine records on this are disastrously bad and take a lot of work to piece together. The key aim of May 1st was a shock-and-awe demonstration, which Woodward said would "focus the minds" of the Argentines and let them know the UK was serious. Not so well known is that the success of this first day actually forced the junta and military high command to sit down and consider giving up. There was a meeting about it. Then we sank the Belgrano the next day and everyone got angry and refused to give in. Technically, May 1st went so well, that the junta considered giving up after one day.... it wasn't a bad result.
Thank you for your elaborate feedback!
@@showtime112 you're welcome.
Love the low level flying!😀
That was the only way!
The Sea Harrier was quite versatile being able to act as a strike aircraft as well as an air superiority fighter, during this conflict two aircraft were lost at sea in poor weather
Two ????? plese Sir... will inform about i properly
I thought four were lost in accidents, none were lost to air to air combat that I was aware off. I think it was two lost to mid air collision, one to take off accident and one to ground fire????
@@seanpadgett3053 I'm not trying to be historically accurate, I just remember listening to a News report at the time saying that two Sea Harriers had launched from one of the Aircraft carriers and just disappeared in fog, perhaps colliding in mid air. This is the horrible nature of war
@@ivanlam1304 I’m the same I was glued to the news during this conflict and remember a service for some commandos who were lost at the time. It was slot of years ago so my memory may be off on the harriers but I still remember the sadness of the memorial service to this day.
@@seanpadgett3053 how ???? beat....what type excuse?
Beautiful work my friend! Greetings from Chile.
Thank you very much for the positive feedback!
Thank you for presenting this conflict with the resources available and the news coverage audio of the attack was a class act touch to the reality of the circumstances the Argetine forces faced. Always enjoy yiur content and the historic data presented. Looking forward to future videos on this conflict. If possible to cover the sinking of the HMS Sheffield and Coventry. 🎩🎱🏁🎯♠♦♣♥🌼🏵🌸💙💛🔱🌻🇺🇸🍀
Thanks. I can't resist using any real world audio whenever it's available. Sheffield and Coventry will probably be covered although, I find Skyhawk bomb attacks against RN ships even more interesting. But all those ships are not yet available, they will be in the assets pack which comes with the map but it was delayed in this early access.
@@showtime112 yes thank you. I believe the damage David Morgan's Harrier was shown after the famous thumbs up picture of him after landing and taxiing on the carrier. He was caught by surprise when he was told sit back down and give us the thumbs up which he did. His rear vertical stablizer was hit at the root. Some media footage shows this as well as an interview.
Looking forward for more content but I do agree the overall objective wasn't achieved, but having all aircraft to return is a achievement. Good video
Thanks for the feedback! More to come.
You have captured the tension and grit of the Falklands air war with great precision. Bravo.
That was the plan 😁 Thank you for your feedback!
Great production, loved it. I love Harrier missions great A/C, I really enjoyed it, more, more, lets see more.
Thank you for your appreciation. There will be more.
The Harriers put on a true clinic in 1982. Both in air to air and ground strike operations.
Yeah, they were the key weapon of the whole war.
@@showtime112 it's no wonder why the US put a version of the aircraft into service with the USMC. It's very rare the US puts a foreign aircraft into combat service. Crazy how versatile it is for both air and ground combat it is when its not even a supersonic capable fighter.
Nice production...good job
Thank you very much for the positive feedback!
Been waiting for this conflicts video.
Me too :)
An excellent opener for the new map... I spent 4 months there in 1997 - 98 and there was at the time still wrecked aircraft on the ground mainly helo's. As to the Argentinian claims to shoot downs on that day there where none and as you stated the only damage done was a 20mm round through the tail of Flt Lt Morgan's Sea Harrier. My only issue with the map is the trees as there are none on the islands due to the weather.
Thanks for the comment and for sharing your personal experience. I don't think that any of the Harriers were actually shot down during this raid but I just mentioned the claim from the other side for an illustration. As for the trees, the islands are what they are :) But it's great for reenacting the 1982 war and plenty more opportunity is left.
I have the upper vertical fin of an Argentine Augusta 109 that was hit on Stanley airfield by Harriers (RAF GR3's). It hangs in my garage with pride! Still has the Argentine flag and A/C number on it. :)
Another good video. I also enjoy watching content from the Falklands conflict.
Thank you, more to come!
It doesnt matter that its not the correct model Harrier, it is such a beautiful aircraft. I have been lucky to see it many times at airshorws in 1980s/90s and also sit in the cockpit of one.
Thank you for your feedback and for sharing personal experience.
a fabulous beginning! as always...
You mean the video intro? Couldn't resist including her :)
@@showtime112 yes, Margaret Tatcher (iron lady) and the 80s tv effects. You are getting better and better with every video.
The problem with the simulation is that they've modeled Harrier IIs instead of GR.3s or SHARs.
Well, yeah. But that's the way it is and it will always be this way. Development of modules is way too complex and the market is very small. Not to mention availability of data, licensing etc.
A small thing to add.
One of those cluster munitions was found and disposed of by EOD in 2019!
Thank you for contributing info!
Really well done 👍
It's nice to hear, thanks!
excellent video
Glad you appreciate it!
Nicely done
Thanks, glad you appreciate it.
Very good job! Congratulations
Glad you liked it, thanks!
Nice mini doc 😀
Thanks for the comment!
excelente representacion espero con ansias la representacion de la parte Argentina, gracias
Thank you! There will be videos about Argentine attacks against RN ships, don't worry.
@@showtime112 I hope to see your video soon. Thanks
EXCELLENT VIDEO! THE MALVINAS OR FALKLANDS WAR HAS SEVERAL COMBATS INVOLVING AIR-AIR, AIR-GROUND-AIR, AIR-SEA-AIR AND ANTI-AIR ATTACKS. DESPITE IT HAPPENED IN 74 DAYS, IT IS EXTREMELY RICH IN ACTIONS. I SUPPORT MAKE MORE VIDEOS ON THIS TOPIC. CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU! FABRICIO, FROM BRAZIL.
Muito obrigado! There will be more videos about this conflict but I'm not sure when exactly.
This is some fine editing! The synchronization with actual audio and the game play is outstanding, and the attack itself was perfectly executed. Do you actually fly these, or do you script it? That low level flying with AA avoidance maneuvers was very impressive. You at least earned a subscriber :)
Thanks for the feedback and subscription! I flew the lead plane in each of three groups, the rest is flown by AI. Fortunately, I found some very detailed descriptions of the attack and we have the actual map available in DCS. I'm not sure if the ground camera was on the exact same location as that of the Argentine TV crew but I think it's quite close.
@@showtime112 Quite good and accurate, there were at least one if not three submarines in the UK naval group..
Overall, however, Argentina surprised Great Britain and its ships, they were very lucky, and some losses..
Hawker Harrier is still not only an amazingly innovative & capable aircraft..its a damn handsome one too!
Well, it's an acquired taste I guess 😁 Thanks for the comment!
4:35 original audio from the argentinian reporter and VGM (war veteran) Nicolas Kazansew, nice touch, to non spanish speakers He said "aproximately from where the airport is, it will be on fire on this moment. There is visible the attacking aircraft! Pass...fading away to the right"
5:50 "another plane! Continuing the explotions at the airport that could be make, also from the bombs, by the fuel"
6:40 "our missiles going on towards the enemy plane"
Thanks for contributing! I undetstood a bit but not nearly enough to translate.
Aguante Kazansew!!!
Great to see you covering the Falklands War finally. Please do an air to air combat in your next video. Dave Morgan’s downing of 2 Argentine Skyhawks would be an interesting one. Morgan was the most successful Harrier pilot in the conflict.
Thanks for the suggestion! I recently bought Morgan's book but I only read the part that is relative to this sortie. I'll probably read the rest of it soon and do some of his shootdowns.
He shot down with last version of Sidewinder two Skyhawks unarmed for air to air combat. What a brave hero... he deserves a great movie.
@@gabyesteban2356 not a bad idea except the Royal Navy aren't flying the sea harrier anymore
I would say that the Sidewinder L was.
@@gabyesteban2356 war is war not a kids party
I hope that DCS will do a model of the Avro Vulcan so that the Black buck raid may be recreated
It's not very likely but there was a modder developing the Vulcan. I haven't heard anything from him recently though.
Hello I love your work and I am a big fan of your channel.
I like your videos about the Falklands War but until now you have not done a video about a dogfight.
I would like to see a video about the 21st of May dogfight of Mike Blisset and Neil Thomas or Rod Fredricksen just for example.
If this could be done I would enjoy it in immensely.
Keep up the good work.
Thanks for the comment and for being subscribed for so long! I'm currently working on something you might find interesting. I hope it gets released this weekend.
wonderful video as always 👍 did you try some hms invincible mod?
Thanks! This is a mod but I think both British carriers should be in the assets pack in the future.
Awesome... Simply awesome !
Thanks, I'm glad you like it!
Loft bombing is a very demanding and precise art. Requiring precise navigation: The bombing aircraft has to be at a precise location, heading and speed and fly at a precise angle and altitude in order to hit the target. That those first bombs hit the ADA is a sign of the skill of the FAA flyers.
Yes, it is definitely more demanding than regular dive or level bombing.
Brilliant, as a ex-vet this is good.
Thanks for your feedback! You are a veteran of this conflict?
Thanks Showtime!! Can be possible to make a video with dogfight with sea harriers and argentina mirages súper etherdandt??
Thanks! I intend to cover the 1982 conflict well so there should be videos about air-to-air action that was happening.
@@showtime112 Thanks a lot. Please also consider the event where a big uk ship was sinked by an argentine mírage using an exsocet misile. Yours!!
Love flix about Harriers in attack mode.
In this conflict, the focus is mostly on Harrier's air-to-air victories but it did an important job in air-to-ground too.
Hope there’s more video’s on the Falkland War
There will be more!
5:50 LOL "the sky animals are coming.. the sky animals are coming!"
Good 👍 video
Thanks!
Nice video. Does DCS have Exocet?
Thanks! There's a Super Etendard mod and I think the Exocet comes in the pack with it. It works like an anti-radiation missile or something but I believe it can function.
@@showtime112 I was wondering if you would use the viggen to simulate the etendard, but there is a mod so that works. Great video. I have to call this a victory for the British. The Goose Green attack was very bloody. And it demonstrated the skill and determination of the UK force. Didn't know cluster bombs could be dropped so low, but it makes sense blast radius much smaller. Were these the first harriers used in combat?
RIP Lt Nicholas Robin Taylor
You should do Argentine missions. Those brave pilots were the best.
I will. Razbam promised more naval assets from the war but they haven't yet confirmed which ships are to be released. I need those British ships to do Argentinian scenarios and I'd rather not approximate if the proper ones will be available in the future.
The physiological damage was far greater, as they suddenly found out how vulnerable they actually were.
So it seems from most of the War analysis.
I was shocked to hear news reports that Sharkey Wards son Kris "tragically died" a few years ago.
Was it a crash or what?
Cool video. 😎 now can we get one of those A-4 flying at treetop level in the middle of the British fleet. If Argentina had better munitians they would have put a serious hurt on the Brits. But I agree there is not enough documentation on this conflict.
Thanks! I plan to cover Argentinian attacks on Royal Navy ships, these are the most interesting missions flown by Skyhawks in this conflict. The map developer Razbam promised more naval assets to be released and those are exactly the ships I need.
I hope someone makes a sea harrier mod!
Even if they do (and I haven't heard of anybody doing it), it is likely to be an external mod borrowing the cockpit from an existing module. And that's where the biggest difference is. So, we have what we have.
Yes. The technologically advanced, at the time, Supere Etandards with their Exocet missiles would be good to see.
I await the video of Lieutenant Owen Crippa's MB-339… 😉
Can't tell you when it might be done but it certainly seems interesting. We do have his aircraft in DCS.
Extraordinary enactment!
Thank you, I am glad that you l liked it.
It would be good if you can do a simulation of the clash of Argentine Mentors vs Harriers in Falklands War
We don't actually have Mentors. I intend to cover a lot more of this conflict once Razbam decides which naval assets they will produce. Most interesting missions are the Argentinian attacks against RN ships and we might have some of them in the future.
@@showtime112 Maybe this video can help you. It should be available with English subs if needed! czcams.com/video/pfVNKIT_1RY/video.html
Great Britain thanks the pilots for their service, every day is poppy day
"I counted them all out and I counted them all in."
Yes, very famous words!
Morale of the defenders was shaken no doubt by the attack. If defending the Islands, especially in the airport area, you would think every night, will we be attacked tonight?
82ND AIRBORNE
Damn!! I can see the Nods!! YEEEEEHAW!!
Pity the harrier in the video is the wrong type. The Sea Harrier Mk 1 / FRS 1 was in the Falklands and not the later AV8B. The FRS 1 was made by British Aerospace and the AV8B was made by Mcdonnell Douglas with permission from the UK.
Had Sea Harrier been available, it would have been used. Think of it as an actor who plays a famous person and doesn't look 100% like that person but it's close enough.
I understand there was no SHAR to be had in the game and I guess the same applies to the UK 1000lb bombs and BL755 cluster weapons, which are completely different to the US stores depicted. The game also shows considerably more trees than were around at the time. But the 755s and 1000 pounders were effective and made it very dangerous to keep and materiel, from trucks to ammo to aircraft anywhere on the airfield for any length of time. When I arrived a few weeks later if you taped off any random square yard of turf you could dig up several pieces of shrapnel and bomblet coronet.
Thanks for sharing! DCS World uses a current map of the Islands which is based on satellite images. There are definitely differences when compared to the 1982 situation. There is a bunch of wind turbines which in some cases came in my shots quite awkwardly for example. Also, that control tower which Morgan talks about to describe how low he was flying, it's not there!
A lot of people slag down Maggie in the years after but what recent PM has the brass to do that. I was serving at the time but was in Belize, I'm sure all my brothers , whether there or on other duties would have no problem in going or doing. That's why they paid us. The guys that did and didn't come back showed the world that you don't wanna mess with the little guy.
Just sayin 😎
Thank you for your feedback!
I remember being surprised at how well the Royal Navy did against the Fueza Area Argentina (Sea Harrier vs Mirage III etc). This was a great video. Thank!
I think many were surprised. Thanks for your positive feedback!
Like who was surprised, Fleet Air Arm pilots possibly the most highly trained people on the planet.The only people “surprised” were the dago’s on the ground which by the sound of your accent you are one.
@@BingoFrogstrangler Dago? Racism is an ugly thing. I take it you’re a Limey then?
@@donparker1823 Yes I am English,being as you refer to me in the vernacular I shall reply in kind as a Septic= Yank which you would be identified as a person from America if you were talking someone from London,sorry precious I didn’t mean to upset you.
@@BingoFrogstrangler Precious... you are the pugnacious Limey aren't you? For some reason this very good channel seems to attract surley people. I don't like to say disparaging things about the UK. I like the UK quite a bit particularly the MOD. I worked with the RAF Regiment in England and the British Army in Helmand Province. Great guys and well led. Been to your base Bastion many times. I expect you are unlike them. A bully and a blackguard. You probably toss darts from the upper seats down on people at your football games. Your friend the Yankee Doodle Dandy
Very nice video....but wrong kind of harriers🤔
Explained in the video. There's no Sea Harrier in DCS and it's very unlikely there will be in foreseeable future.
@@showtime112 ok.....i forgive you this time😂😂..... just kidding....best regards and keep those videos coming👍
Can you share the .miz file please ?
I'm afraid there isn't a single miz file but rather several individual pieces which were patched into a single video. It would have been impossible to make a single mission to resemble the historical mission.
Awesome…. I thank you for acknowledging the Falklands conflict in a non-political sense. It was a great video and I hope to see more about the South Atlantic conflict
Glad you liked it. There will be more videos about this conflict!
It seems as though the Argentines were a bit sluggish in reacting to the British raid. As for the British, those pilots had to have sharp vision, to fly so low, pull up briefly and drop their bombs, and then get low again. It must be very stressful to fly so close to sea level - no room for dozing off, for sure.
In reality, they weren't sluggish but in DCS when you approach at those ultra low levels, AI doesn't shoot at you until you pop up to release bombs. So I could only get aaa fire on departure. You are right, flying so low and being able to identify targets on time seems really hard.
What did you use
What do you mean specifically, which simulation? DCS World.
I think the longest bombing strike was done by B-52s in 91. They flew from the United states to the gulf and back without landing.
Yes, those flights took the record from the Vulcan later.
did the argies have any MANPADs? and if not why not? there were many counties who could have sold/donated some.
They had Blowpipe and probably also SA-7.
And what about the Sea Harriers shot downs during the war?
Patience
So, basically, the argentinians failed to get engineers on the Falkland Islands to extend the runways...GOT IT!
They probably should have don that first but it seems that they never really expected that the British would come.
Didn't expect the British would come. Under Thatcher they put together a fleet within days and it is long way down there. More accurate to attribute it to the incompetence of the regime.@@showtime112
Israel replaced lost Argentine Daggers with used units shortly after the end of the war.One Vulcan diverted to Brazil where it was impounded until the wars end.
Thanks for contributing additional info!
Pucaras what did they accomplish apart from funtime for the SAS
The Vulcan flew out of Brazil before the end of the war. It flew back to Ascension Island a few days before the end of the war.
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Thanks!
One of the reasons why England never attacked the Rio Grande Base in mainland Argentina is because the Brazilian government issue an warning that if England attacked the continent they would enter the conflict...
Those aren't Sea Harriers.
Had they been available, they would have been used. I usually make pinned comments as an explanation but apparently, I forgot to do it here.
God Save the Royal Navy and the RAF
El ataque de los A4 con los Sue/exocet al invencible muestren también!
This topic will be covered in the future.
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Before you take up Mathias suggestion, I would advise you to research the incident he's submitting. There was no aerial attack on HMS Invincible.
That's fine, the AV-8B is my favorite anyway. 👍
I should really learn how to fly that thing and make a few videos with it! Thanks for commenting!
The shape and Pegasus engine is my favourite about the Harrier...
When the argentinian spit fire attacked again the harrier plane, the pilot didn't survive....
**Taiwan ahem**
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Why no smart bombs were used
For one thing, if you want to employ smart bombs, you need to fly at medium altitude. With Rapier missiles and possibly fast interceptors against you, without AWACS coverage or SEAD assets, that would have been very, very dangerous. Far more that this sort of an attack in fact.
@@showtime112 the Argentine forces also employed a number of Roland units.Im sure British forces lost at least one aircraft to a Roland.
@@eugeneoreilly9356 I actually meant Roland missiles, not Rapier. They would have been quite dangerous for medium altitude employment.
They were used but in very small quantity and ground lasered by SF.
@@eugeneoreilly9356 One to a Roland - a SHAR from 801 on 1 June - and one to a Blowpipe - a GR.3 from 1F on 21 May.
The official name of the islands recognised by the UN, is the Falklands. It's political name is the Crown Colony of the Falklands and dependancies. Malvinas is a made up name used by some Argentinians when making a political statement.
Nope, just went to the UN page, and in the English pages, they are named as Falklands (Malvinas) and in the Spanish pages as Malvinas (Falklands)
The UN is revealing its heavy anti-democratic bent. The name of places is determined by what those who live there call it. In this case the Falklands. @@martindione386
Dude please read. Malvinas is coming from malouines that was the original name given by the french who we're the first settlers