Falklands Ramp-up ?

[mirth]

True enough.

[MIGMaster]

I suspect any campaign there would be settled much quicker now  given the lethality and accuracy of current weapon systems. Oh...and the fact the Brit forces on the island are already aware of the tensions.

[Centurion40]

^ A we have observed before, lets hope it does not come to that, the thought of more bloodshed there is horrfic.

Agreed.

That said, the Armada ain't what it used to be, but all things considered it could do some serious damage:





Organization

The Fleet (Headquarter located at Rota)

Projection Group located at Rota
1 Aircraft Carrier R-11 Principe de Asturias class. 17,188 Tons.
1 LHD / multi-purpose warship and aircraft L-61 Juan Carlos I class. 27,079 Tons.
2 LPD L-50 Galicia class landing platform dock class. 13,818 Tons.
1 LST L-42 Pizarro, Newport class. 8,500 Tons.
1 Replenishment ship A-14 Patiño class (located at Ferrol). 17,045 Tons.
1 Replenishment ship A-15 Cantabria class (located at Ferrol). 19,500 Tons.

41st Escort Squadron located at Rota
6 Frigates F-80 Santa María class. 4,017 Tons.

31st Escort Squadron located at Ferrol
5 AEGIS Destroyers F-100 Alvaro de Bazán class. 6,250 Tons.

Submarine flotilla located at Cartagena.
4 Submarines S-70 Galerna Agosta class submarine. 1,740 Tons.
4 AIP Submarines S-80 S-80 class submarine. (Under construction.) 2,426 Tons.

MCM flotilla located at Cartagena
1 MCM support ship M-10 Descubierta class corvette Modified class. 1,233 Tons.
6 Minehunters M-30 Segura class. 585 Tons.

Patrol craft flotilla
5 Corvettes Descubierta class corvette. 1,666 Tons.
7 Corvettes Meteoro class, Buque de Acción Marítima. (4 under construction.) 2,500 Tons.

TOTAL Tons Main Vessels: 224,158Tons

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Navy

[Gusington]

Wow. The Spanish Navy seems quite...capable. Mea culpa.

[MIGMaster]

They need to bulk-up 'cause they love to steal fish off the coast of other countries !

[Centurion40]

They need to bulk-up 'cause they love to steal fish off the coast of other countries !

No that's why WE need to bulk-up!!

[Silent Disapproval Robot]

Maybe we could sell them some gently used submarines and Sea Kings.  That ought to put a stop to their navy pretty quickly.

[Mr. Bigglesworth]

The UK will land 3 divisions of yobs on the Argentine coast. Then throw a soccer ball at the capital.

[mirth]

Wow. The Spanish Navy seems quite...capable. Mea culpa.

Yeah they have a fairly credible Fleet. Funny thing is that if they did fight it out with Argentian, they could embark more Harriers than the Brits did in 82.

[mirth]

Thinking about it maybe they should take another crack at England. The Armada might succeed this time!

[bob48]

AS long as the buggers leave Newcastle alone...................

[besilarius]

You know, during the eighties war, there were all kinds of rumors about what the SAS and Royal Marine commandoes, were doing in Argentina.
I think this all proved to be british misdirection.  Anyone know for sure?

[mirth]

I think there might have been reconnaissance done on the mainland of Argentine air bases. And there was some plan kicked around to attack a base and then escape into one of the neighboring countries. Dont think that went anywhere though.

I have a great book by Max Hastings on the Falklands War. I'll dig it out tonight and see if it has anything about the Brits on the mainland.

[mirth]

AS long as the buggers leave Newcastle alone...................

Not sure anyone would have the balls to screw with Newcastle.

[OJsDad]

It'll be interesting to see what Spains Navy is like in a few years with their economy in the crapper.