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To: Johnny B.

During the Falklands War, the British Navy lost two destroyers, two frigates, two amphibious assault vessels, and an aircraft transport. A number of other vessels were damaged but later repaired.


31 posted on 09/08/2012 11:11:09 AM PDT by Stonewall Jackson ("I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy.")
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To: Stonewall Jackson

If the Argentines had properly fused their bombs several of those RN ships on the damaged list would have been sunk. One of those vagaries of war.


46 posted on 09/08/2012 1:11:47 PM PDT by Tallguy (It's all 'Fun and Games' until somebody loses an eye!)
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