Photos Argentine Falklands Images.

[Gaz]

MM38 Exocet missile on an improvised shore-based launcher

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I don't recall ever reading about the Argentines having more than one of these improvised launchers, so this is presumably the one that hit HMS Glamorgan.

 

[Royal]

It is...

 

[BravoZulu]

40 years ago today, May 2nd 1982, the ARA General Belgrano (Formerly USS Phoenix) is sunk by the British submarine HMS Conqueror, during the Falklands War. She is the largest naval ship to be sunk since WW2 and would remain so until very recently..

 

[BravoZulu]

 

[santana]

The Exocet missiles that hit the Atlantic Conveyor were launched by the Super Etendard 2-A-203 and 2-A-204, commanded by Lieutenant Commander Curilovic and Lieutenant Barraza, respectively.

 

[BravoZulu]

Argentine troops write a message on a bomb to Prince Andrew. Falklands, 1982

 

[pigmode]

It was highly fortunate they were never able to get many of the bombs to explode.

 

[BravoZulu]

602 Commando Company

 

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May 1982

 

[Claudio Corsini]

I think the following are pictures of crew members of The Argentinian Navy, possibly submariners.

ARA SAN LUIS

 

[NebrHogger]

Argentine soldiers have captured a possible spy.

 

[BravoZulu]

2 April 1982

 

[BravoZulu]

March 29th 1982: On its second day at sea, the Armada is struck by a storm in the South Atlantic. The Cabo San Antonio, with her flat keel, lists and rolls, and tries to keep track of her accompanying destroyers.

As the storm batters the Argentine fleet, a LARC Amphibious vehicle, one of seven brought for the invasion, breaks loose and almost topples overboard, being saved by herculean efforts

 

[BravoZulu]

Looking through a Dagger’s gunsight as ‘Laucha 1’ attacks HMS Brilliant during the Falklands War, 1982. The ‘gun cross’ at the top confirms weapons are armed; the radial dial beneath the target indicates a 090° attack heading. As the range rapidly closed, the gunsight (with the bright dot as its ‘pipper’) rose to the hull of the ship and the pilot opened fire with his 30mm cannon; when it passed above the upper deck, he ‘pickled’ his bombs.

"During the war, her two helicopters were involved in successfully attacking the Argentine submarine Santa Fe, and she was the first Royal Navy warship to fire the Sea Wolf missile in action when, on 12 May 1982, she shot down three A-4 Skyhawks.On 21 May 1982 HMS Brilliant came under Argentine air attack outside San Carlos Water and was slightly damaged by cannon fire."

'Laucha 2’s’ strafing, riddled HMS Brilliant’s Operations Room, wounding Lt Cdr Laon Hulme and three others, and knocked out the frigate’s Sea Wolf, Exocet and sonar systems.

 

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[Bennie]

A-4C Skyhawks of the 4th Air Brigade of the Argentine Air Force, June 1982

 

[Bennie]

Argentine Air Force A-4 Skyhawks operating from San Juan Air Base, April-May 1982

 

[F.L.]

Argentine Air Force A-4 Skyhawks operating from San Juan Air Base, April-May 1982

What is the source of these images ?

 

[BravoZulu]

March 28th 1982: The Argentine fleet sets sail in an armada to include the aircraft carrier ARA Veinticinco de Mayo, Type 42 Destroyers ARA Santisma Trinidad & Hercules, LST ARA Cabo San Antonio, destroyers ARA Comodoro Py, Hipolito Bouchard, Segui and Piedrabuena. The armed Icebreaker ARA Almirante Irizar, loaded with Marines & helicopters, the missile corvettes ARA Drummond & Granville, plus supply ships and cargo ships for the ongoing occupation of the Falklands... a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

 

[BravoZulu]

March 28th 1982: From 8am the Argentine invasion force starts loading up at Puerto Belgrano. The Tank Landing Ship ARA Cabo San Antonio finishes boarding 21 LVTP-7 Amtrack amphibious assault vehicles, hundreds of Marines, artillery. She will also carry seven LARC amphibious vehicles, four Oto Melara 105mm howitzers and eight LCVP Landing Craft... Her total compliment is 880 men: she is designed to hold 450.