To: BenLurkin
ARA Santísima Trinidad had command and control of air defence for Task Force 79.1 (the Aircraft Carrier group) - which was the main offensive force at the beginnining of May.
46 posted on
01/25/2013 4:55:37 PM PST by
Oztrich Boy
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To: Oztrich Boy
Makes sense. The Argentiians hoped to attack the British fleet from two directions. The Belgrano and its accompanying destroyers (all armed with Exocet missiles in addition to the Belgrano’s 15 6” guns) were the southern “pincer”.
47 posted on
01/25/2013 5:01:06 PM PST by
BenLurkin
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