Will Brown give Argentina the Falklands?

[offroading.net]

They could stroll in whenever they want now. Biggest mistake the MOD did was build a runway that fast jets can use, should have kept it short so it could only be used by harriers and stol aircraft (you know, all those sea harrier 2s we have mothballed)
If the argies over run the airfield and base thier mirages there a taskforce wouldnt get close, and we have no sea based radar equiped fighters anyway.

Supprised it hasn't happened yet, there is fk all we could do about it now.

[tinman0]

Martial Arts Man said:

The US and the Argies are pretty tied together these days, no?

Not really. I don't think I have ever heard Argentina mentioned in modern US political new to be honest.

They are cosy with Brazil, have an understanding with Colombia, laugh at Venezuela, and put up with the Mexicans. Argentina, meh.

[snowy slopes]

Still say that if they try it, we should tactically nuke buenos aires and anyone who sticks their unwanted nose into this situation! Mind you, im dreaming, because as sson as obama tells winky to forget the islands, then it will be welcome to malvinas airways!!

[offroading.net]

reading the history books one of the options put to Maggie was to launch a denuked trident at BA just to prove a point

[Alfa_75_Steve]

offroading.net said:

They could stroll in whenever they want now. Biggest mistake the MOD did was build a runway that fast jets can use, should have kept it short so it could only be used by harriers and stol aircraft (you know, all those sea harrier 2s we have mothballed)
If the argies over run the airfield and base thier mirages there a taskforce wouldnt get close, and we have no sea based radar equiped fighters anyway.

Supprised it hasn't happened yet, there is fk all we could do about it now.

They have so few 'fast jets' in usable condition and very little to arm them with. It's a non-issue.

The Typhoons would blow just about anything the Argies could attack with out of the skies before they knew they'd been detected.

[s2art]

offroading.net said:

They could stroll in whenever they want now. Biggest mistake the MOD did was build a runway that fast jets can use, should have kept it short so it could only be used by harriers and stol aircraft (you know, all those sea harrier 2s we have mothballed)
If the argies over run the airfield and base thier mirages there a taskforce wouldnt get close, and we have no sea based radar equiped fighters anyway.

Supprised it hasn't happened yet, there is fk all we could do about it now.

lol!

[Craig@CMR]

s2art said:

offroading.net said:

They could stroll in whenever they want now. Biggest mistake the MOD did was build a runway that fast jets can use, should have kept it short so it could only be used by harriers and stol aircraft (you know, all those sea harrier 2s we have mothballed)
If the argies over run the airfield and base thier mirages there a taskforce wouldnt get close, and we have no sea based radar equiped fighters anyway.

Supprised it hasn't happened yet, there is fk all we could do about it now.

lol!

quite.


good target practice for the typhoons though i suppose.

[bobthemonkey]

Alfa_75_Steve said:

offroading.net said:

They could stroll in whenever they want now. Biggest mistake the MOD did was build a runway that fast jets can use, should have kept it short so it could only be used by harriers and stol aircraft (you know, all those sea harrier 2s we have mothballed)
If the argies over run the airfield and base thier mirages there a taskforce wouldnt get close, and we have no sea based radar equiped fighters anyway.

Supprised it hasn't happened yet, there is fk all we could do about it now.

They have so few 'fast jets' in usable condition and very little to arm them with. It's a non-issue.

The Typhoons would blow just about anything the Argies could attack with out of the skies before they knew they'd been detected.

And even if that fails, the threat of a tomahawk flying into downtown Buenos Aires is a pretty good reason to get off the Falklands.

[Alfa_75_Steve]

Hadn't thought about that one!

[offroading.net]

As of late last year no Typhoons down there, only tornado F3s. Would be interesting if Brazil fancied a go LOL

[Martial Arts Man]

tinman0 said:

Martial Arts Man said:

The US and the Argies are pretty tied together these days, no?

Not really. I don't think I have ever heard Argentina mentioned in modern US political new to be honest.

They are cosy with Brazil, have an understanding with Colombia, laugh at Venezuela, and put up with the Mexicans. Argentina, meh.

Ah; maybe I was thinking of the tying of the Argie currency to the $. That still the case? Does that signify anything political?

[Alfa_75_Steve]

offroading.net said:

As of late last year no Typhoons down there, only tornado F3s. Would be interesting if Brazil fancied a go LOL

Still, F3 vs Skyhawk.....

I thought the F3s were being replaced by Typhoons last year?

[tinman0]

Martial Arts Man said:

Ah; maybe I was thinking of the tying of the Argie currency to the $. That still the case? Does that signify anything political?

Nope. I think they broke the link just as they ran out of money. Their currency sank through the floor.

[dirty boy]

Firstly, I hope he doesn't. Let's not forget, there is a substantial amount of UK and Australian investment currently sitting in the Falklands. It would be political suicide for him to give them up.

Not only would the military (a proud bunch - and rightly so) object, but the oil prospects in the North and South Falkland basins possibly contain a staggering amount of oil. Oil that this country needs to be in control of. Desperately.

AFAIK, there are no Typhoons there as yet, but there is decent Tornado F3 cover, and a permanent air patrol.

I doubt Argentina could do anything whatsoever, but if Brown gave them back, they wouldn't need to, but I think he'd have a bigger fight on his home soil.

[Saddle bum]

dirty boy said:

Firstly, I hope he doesn't. Let's not forget, there is a substantial amount of UK and Australian investment currently sitting in the Falklands. It would be political suicide for him to give them up.

Not only would the military (a proud bunch - and rightly so) object, but the oil prospects in the North and South Falkland basins possibly contain a staggering amount of oil. Oil that this country needs to be in control of. Desperately.

AFAIK, there are no Typhoons there as yet, but there is decent Tornado F3 cover, and a permanent air patrol.

I doubt Argentina could do anything whatsoever, but if Brown gave them back, they wouldn't need to, but I think he'd have a bigger fight on his home soil.

......a fight to stay alive.

[TankRizzo]

Might be a silly question, but is the Government allowed to give away sovereign territory without the approval of the Queen? The land belongs to the Crown, surely?

[dirty boy]

Saddle bum said:

dirty boy said:

Firstly, I hope he doesn't. Let's not forget, there is a substantial amount of UK and Australian investment currently sitting in the Falklands. It would be political suicide for him to give them up.

Not only would the military (a proud bunch - and rightly so) object, but the oil prospects in the North and South Falkland basins possibly contain a staggering amount of oil. Oil that this country needs to be in control of. Desperately.

AFAIK, there are no Typhoons there as yet, but there is decent Tornado F3 cover, and a permanent air patrol.

I doubt Argentina could do anything whatsoever, but if Brown gave them back, they wouldn't need to, but I think he'd have a bigger fight on his home soil.

......a fight to stay alive.

I'd quite happily lock him up in my dungeon for eternity (and put a blindfold on him so he doesn't get the pleasure of seeing my sluts naked)

[offroading.net]

Alfa_75_Steve said:

offroading.net said:

As of late last year no Typhoons down there, only tornado F3s. Would be interesting if Brazil fancied a go LOL

Still, F3 vs Skyhawk.....

I thought the F3s were being replaced by Typhoons last year?

Not enough Typhoons & pilots at the mo, still wonder how many active aircraft AAF has against how many skyflash are in stores down there? Think "options for change" has reduced our capability to hold onto the Falklands if it kicked off.


Faith...Hope..Charity.....

[Lefty Guns]

KieronGsi said:

odyssey2200 said:

mybrainhurts said:

I can imagine the Argies crossing out Falklands and inserting Scotland, as the dumbfuk signs after scanning it with his duff eye...

would we fight to get that back?

Scotland doesn't have undrilled oil.

Edited by KieronGsi on Wednesday 25th March 17:20

Yes it does fkwit.

[snowy slopes]

fk it, if he gives it away, i say nuke buenos aires(again), and then just to make sure, how about we do a re-make of the wicker man, with winky the one eyed knuckledragging bell end in the middle!!