Chapter 783 Tragic Ending

On June 10, 1982, this sea and air battle that took place in the South Atlantic was destined to go down in history!

The Argentine Navy and Air Force jointly launched a fierce air strike. Argentina fired nearly twenty Exocet missiles. Although these missiles did not have an 80% hit rate as claimed by France, they only hit six warships in total, with a hit rate of less than 50%. However, as long as a warship was hit, there seemed to be only one outcome.

Except for aircraft carrier-class warships that can survive the first attack of Exocet missiles, other warships below 10,000 tons and merchant ships above 10,000 tons cannot withstand the attack of this type of missile.

Important anti-aircraft destroyers such as HMS Coventry, HMS Glasgow and HMS Antrim were all destroyed by Exocet missiles, as were two frigates, HMS Broadsword and HMS Argonaut. The Invincible-class aircraft carrier survived even after being hit by an Exocet missile. However, it was sunk by the A-4 attack aircraft of Argentina that flew over later, and one of the A-4 attack aircraft of Argentina even launched a suicidal attack! The Atlantic Conveyor, an important supply freighter, was also destroyed!

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The Argentine pilots were simply crazy! In addition to the sinking of the Invincible-class aircraft carrier, another Hermes, luckily escaped the fate of being sunk, but it was also hit by nearly ten bombs in total! The deck was full of wounds, and the carrier-based aircraft could no longer take off! At the same time, the Antelope and the Zealous frigates were sunk by bombs! The Plymouth, Arrow, and Agility were damaged by bombs!

In this sea and air battle, the British sank and injured more than a dozen ships, accounting for more than half of the main combat ships of the British task force! In particular, the destruction of the Invincible-class aircraft carrier, the core of the formation, was a heavy blow to the British Navy!

After the Invincible sank, other warships continued to search and rescue the soldiers who fell into the water, but among these people, no trace of the fleet's supreme commander, Admiral John Fieldhouse, was found! Now, the entire fleet was temporarily commanded by Major General Woodward.

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Six British Sea Harrier fighters were also shot down in this air battle!

If we look at it from this perspective, the British Navy was a complete failure. However, throughout the battle, the British Navy's resolute counterattack also dealt a heavy blow to the Argentine Air Force! In particular, more than 20 A-4 attack aircraft launched by Argentina to attack the ship were shot down! Only half of them were able to return home successfully!

However, this battle was finally won by Argentina! The British Navy had lost its combat capability and they were no longer able to attack the Falkland Islands!

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On this day, the whole of Argentina was boiling again! When the Shelfard was sunk, they were boiling, but then, Argentina's 10,000-ton cruiser was sunk, and Argentina's Super Etendard fighter was destroyed by special forces, which made the Argentine people silent. At that moment, they thought they were going to fail!

And now, Argentina finally won again! This victory was hard-won! The cost of more than 20 pilots was the destruction of more than a dozen British warships and merchant ships! The number of British casualties far exceeded ours! The previous haze was swept away, and everyone was full of confidence in the future.

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Argentina is invincible!

In Argentina's presidential palace, the atmosphere was even more joyful. Galtieri raised his glass high and said to a guest, "Mhammad, thank you very much for your help. Without you, we would never have achieved such a result."

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The victory of the battle was directly related to the bloody fighting of our own pilots. However, the precise determination of the coordinates of the British naval formation in advance, aerial refueling, and the secret jamming pods interfered with the launch of the British Sea Mark Bridge missiles. In addition, several hired pilots did not leave after throwing Exocet missiles, but took air-to-air missiles to fight a fierce battle with the British Sea Harriers to cover the raid of our own A-4 attack aircraft group. Moreover, the tactics of making a detour and attacking from another direction were all proposed by the hired pilots.

If it weren't for them, the victory would still belong to Argentina, but the price Argentina would have to pay would certainly be greater. Now, Galtieri is very clear in his mind.

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"Mr. President, we are very sincere. At the same time, we also hope to cooperate with you in more areas." Muhammad said: "In addition to selling arms, we also do a lot of normal business."

Galtieri nodded and said, "Yes, we also plan to cooperate with you in more areas, such as offshore oil drilling equipment, etc. We can buy them from you."

Galtieri certainly knew what the other party meant, but now, he still didn't want the other party to get involved in the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands. However, as a reward, buying the other party's equipment could be considered a kind of compensation, right?

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"We also have some other goods entering the South American market and hope that you can lower the tariffs," said Mhammad.

Other goods? Iraq, a country that gets rich by exporting oil, has almost no manufacturing industry, so how can there be any goods? However, Galtieri knew that behind Muhammad was not Iraq at all, but the Soviet Union. I heard that the Soviet Union's electronic products are good and cheap, and I'm afraid the other party wants to bring these things to South America. In the past, this was a market for American goods, but now, for Argentina, it doesn't matter who buys, so this request can also be considered.

"You can go and coordinate with our industrial and commercial department." Galtieri said, "This request can be met."

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Muhammad raised his glass with satisfaction: "Thank you, President Galtieri, and congratulations on your victory over the British."

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The wind blowing from the Atlantic Ocean seemed to carry the smell of gunpowder. The sea and air battle that just ended gave many people a feast for the eyes, but also surprised some.

What? The Invincible class was sunk by an aerial bomb? The most powerful anti-aircraft weapon of the British was actually an automatic rifle to shoot at the sky?

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"Now that the British have been crippled, the battle should be over. General Andrei, are our fleet also planning to return to Port Abbas?" Captain Victor of the Soviet Union asked Andrei.

From the beginning to the end, our side was watching the battle and sent out early warning aircraft to monitor the entire air battle process. However, the Soviet Navy never took any action, which was somewhat regrettable.

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If we take action, we can send MiG-23K, carrying supersonic anti-ship missiles, one of which is enough to sink the British aircraft carrier! Moreover, with a range of hundreds of kilometers, the British Sea Harrier will definitely not have time to intercept it, and we can complete the attack process!

"Of course it's not time yet." Andre said to Victor: "Now, the real battle has not started yet, the real show is still to come!"