Oh yes it was..... .... ..... ...... ......Gfinners wrote:
The last war there we were lucky to win, it wasn't an 'Asscreaming' as some of you think it was.
Last edited by joker3327 (2007-02-23 03:05:01)
Oh good for you....... What unit was he in...I was probably taking Stanley with him......and it was easy ...very little resistance from a force that did not want to be there!Gfinners wrote:
Oh no it wasn't, my dad was serving in The Falklands while it was happening and he told me what it was really like.
Absolutley right, they are British citizens, and as long as they want to stay that way, end of debate as far as I'm concerned! its the way our whole empire worked (in principle)ProudLimey wrote:
Something which this small article leaves out is what the Falklanders want, and they want to remain British. It'll stay that way.
To have a smaller amount of deaths injuries as an attacking force is prob the best statistic you can pull from that! our boys were fighting 13,000km's from home and still go tthe job done, was an amazing effort, even got a bombing raid down there from one of our V bombers designed for nuclear war (wasn't really a successful bombing but they didn't see that coming).joker3327 wrote:
Oh yes it was..... .... ..... ...... ......Gfinners wrote:
The last war there we were lucky to win, it wasn't an 'Asscreaming' as some of you think it was.
258 British and 649 Argentine deaths
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falklands_War
Last edited by Stealth_Bain (2007-02-23 03:25:06)
Royal Marine.....Well if he was there on the initial invasion..then yeah ok not nice for him....they were treated pretty bad by the argies...But when we arrived it was relatively easy going....I was attached to Support Company of the Welsh Guards.... ..Gfinners wrote:
He was in 42 and 45.
The rifle is not that bad now its had the mid life upgrade SA80 A2 ..... and the boots have got better .... Pro boot... good field boot..Stealth_Bain wrote:
To have a smaller amount of deaths injuries as an attacking force is prob the best statistic you can pull from that! our boys were fighting 13,000km's from home and still go tthe job done, was an amazing effort, even got a bombing raid down there from one of our V bombers designed for nuclear war (wasn't really a successful bombing but they didn't see that coming).joker3327 wrote:
Oh yes it was..... .... ..... ...... ......Gfinners wrote:
The last war there we were lucky to win, it wasn't an 'Asscreaming' as some of you think it was.
258 British and 649 Argentine deaths
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falklands_War
Most of the Argies were conscripts and our paras really made them pay, were outnumbered by a 2 to 1 minimum and still made whole fields of them surrender!! beware of those chaps who wear the winged badge!!
Also had something to do with those amazing little jet aircraft we invented called the sea harrier!!!
All that said I don't reckon our guys could do it again, the spirit is still there, some of the best guys in the world are in our armed forces.
But sadly the support and equiptment isn't they have rifles that don't work, crap boots etc and ancient aircraft carrier that prob wont make it. Is a disgrace our government allowed the armed forces to erode so much!!
Ok, sorry for being rude if i was, just didn't want people to think it was a rollover, cos for some people it was opposite.joker3327 wrote:
Royal Marine.....Well if he was there on the initial invasion..then yeah ok not nice for him....they were treated pretty bad by the argies...But when we arrived it was relatively easy going....I was attached to Support Company of the Welsh Guards.... ..
As reliable as the SLR?? I've got mates in the force, best one is a medic I hear some terrible stories with crap kit. but all stories so not verifiable facts!joker3327 wrote:
The rifle is not that bad now its had the mid life upgrade SA80 A2 ..... and the boots have got better .... Pro boot... good field boot..Stealth_Bain wrote:
To have a smaller amount of deaths injuries as an attacking force is prob the best statistic you can pull from that! our boys were fighting 13,000km's from home and still go tthe job done, was an amazing effort, even got a bombing raid down there from one of our V bombers designed for nuclear war (wasn't really a successful bombing but they didn't see that coming).joker3327 wrote:
Oh yes it was..... .... ..... ...... ......
258 British and 649 Argentine deaths
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falklands_War
Most of the Argies were conscripts and our paras really made them pay, were outnumbered by a 2 to 1 minimum and still made whole fields of them surrender!! beware of those chaps who wear the winged badge!!
Also had something to do with those amazing little jet aircraft we invented called the sea harrier!!!
All that said I don't reckon our guys could do it again, the spirit is still there, some of the best guys in the world are in our armed forces.
But sadly the support and equiptment isn't they have rifles that don't work, crap boots etc and ancient aircraft carrier that prob wont make it. Is a disgrace our government allowed the armed forces to erode so much!!
The SLR was brilliant ...elephant gun.....you hit someone with one of those ..they werent getting up lol..but that said...they have ironed out the main problems with the SA80 A2 and if you keep it clean it works fineStealth_Bain wrote:
As reliable as the SLR?? I've got mates in the force, best one is a medic I hear some terrible stories with crap kit. but all stories so not verifiable facts!joker3327 wrote:
The rifle is not that bad now its had the mid life upgrade SA80 A2 ..... and the boots have got better .... Pro boot... good field boot..Stealth_Bain wrote:
To have a smaller amount of deaths injuries as an attacking force is prob the best statistic you can pull from that! our boys were fighting 13,000km's from home and still go tthe job done, was an amazing effort, even got a bombing raid down there from one of our V bombers designed for nuclear war (wasn't really a successful bombing but they didn't see that coming).
Most of the Argies were conscripts and our paras really made them pay, were outnumbered by a 2 to 1 minimum and still made whole fields of them surrender!! beware of those chaps who wear the winged badge!!
Also had something to do with those amazing little jet aircraft we invented called the sea harrier!!!
All that said I don't reckon our guys could do it again, the spirit is still there, some of the best guys in the world are in our armed forces.
But sadly the support and equiptment isn't they have rifles that don't work, crap boots etc and ancient aircraft carrier that prob wont make it. Is a disgrace our government allowed the armed forces to erode so much!!
Actually I beg to differ. It is those kind of qualities which you speak of that make them feel British, it is that kind of patriotism which makes them have a British identity.m3thod wrote:
I'm sure they sing God Save the Queen and root for the Brits at the Olympics, still doesn't make you British.
Here we go again...the old "your with us or against us" bullshit...Vilham wrote:
Lets think about this for a second, they could be members of one of the richest countries in the world... or they could belong to a poor country. Not too hard a decision for them.m3thod wrote:
True dat. However, The British Overseas Territories Act 2002 knocked that little decision into touch.KILLSWITCH wrote:
After the war in 1982, they were granted full British citizenship.
look it up as i am too lazy to do any searches, I'm sure wikipedia will prob have some info on it.
Have to agree with that reasoning.Vilham wrote:
One thing to say... 2nd largest navy in the world vs near none existent navy = getting your ass handed to you.
Well seeing as the Falklands are part of the UK yes you bloody moron.Superglueman wrote:
Here we go again...the old "your with us or against us" bullshit...Vilham wrote:
Lets think about this for a second, they could be members of one of the richest countries in the world... or they could belong to a poor country. Not too hard a decision for them.m3thod wrote:
True dat. However, The British Overseas Territories Act 2002 knocked that little decision into touch.
look it up as i am too lazy to do any searches, I'm sure wikipedia will prob have some info on it.
Never engage in personal attacks. Ever.Vilham wrote:
Well seeing as the Falklands are part of the UK yes you bloody moron.Superglueman wrote:
Here we go again...the old "your with us or against us" bullshit...Vilham wrote:
Lets think about this for a second, they could be members of one of the richest countries in the world... or they could belong to a poor country. Not too hard a decision for them.
Well his comment was a pretty stupid one tbh.cyborg_ninja-117 wrote:
Never engage in personal attacks. Ever.Vilham wrote:
Well seeing as the Falklands are part of the UK yes you bloody moron.Superglueman wrote:
Here we go again...the old "your with us or against us" bullshit...
Please, no flaming.
I don't give a shit for these shitty islands. But saying we are a poor country is a bit ignorant. Argentina is not a poor country. The wealth distribution is wrong, I admit it. But this is one of the richest countries in the World, and I've been to a couple. It's way richer than UK. Corrupted politicians make poor people, but this country could never be poor. Yeah, you have a higher GDP, but when you take the GDP (PPP = Purchasing Power Parity) UK is 6th and Argentina is 20th, among 200 countries.Vilham wrote:
Lets think about this for a second, they could be members of one of the richest countries in the world... or they could belong to a poor country. Not too hard a decision for them.m3thod wrote:
True dat. However, The British Overseas Territories Act 2002 knocked that little decision into touch.KILLSWITCH wrote:
After the war in 1982, they were granted full British citizenship.
look it up as i am too lazy to do any searches, I'm sure wikipedia will prob have some info on it.