The Falklands War, 1982: How Technological Deployments Shaped Decisions and the Outcome of the War

Abstract

The primarily focus of this paper is on the analysis of the technological weapons as well as how their deployment shaped the commanders' decisions. Specifically, the British's employment of the AIM-9L Sidewinder air-to-air missiles, the Harrier, and nuclear powered submarines shaped the Argentinean forces; conversely, Argentine's deployment of the five air launched AM39 Exocet missiles and its large fleet of A4 Skyhawks, Mirage 5s, and eleven Mirage 3s ultimately failed to deter the British fleet from retaking the Falklands.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA604347

Entities

People

  • Andy C. Liu

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Launched
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Deployment
  • Employment
  • Geography
  • Landing Craft
  • Military Operations
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Nuclear Powered Submarines
  • Submarines
  • Tanker Aircraft
  • Task Forces
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Missile Defense Systems.