Comments by "" (@RedXlV) on "UK Block on FA50 Means Argentine Air Force Continues to Stagnate" video.

  1. Ironically, if the Argentine junta had waited another year or so to star the war, the scheduled downsizing of the Royal Navy would've left Britain without any realistic capability to retake the Falklands. Hermes was going to be decommissioned in 1982 and Invincible sold to Australia in 1983. While Illustrious entered service in June 1982, she wasn't fully operational until March 1983 and Ark Royal wasn't completed until November 1985. Without carriers, Britain would've had no choice but to concede the Falklands, since with no fighter cover any troop ships sent to retake them would've been easy pickings for Argentine aircraft.
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  2. So is there any way KAI could make a version of the FA-50 that doesn't use those British components? You'd think they would want to try, so as to not miss out on this sale. If not, Argentina might just have to accept buying something Russian or Chinese, and adapt their infrastructure to operate non-Western aircraft. Or else give up on having an air force.
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  3.  @janwitts2688  I would presume the Argentine invasion of South Georgia was simply to deny it as a potential staging point for a British retaking of the Falklands.
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