Could the Chilean navy have bought and operated a carrier in 1970? I think that the Eagle could have been purchased, but don’t quote me on that. If Chile could have gotten their hands on it could they have afforded it, or is this just a pipe dream? Would they be able to get the Eagle or would there be another carrier available? If they could get a carrier, just what kind of plane would they embark Skyhawk’s like the Argentinian and Brazilian navies or would they try for something like the crusader?
As an example of what I’m thinking is that the tensions over the Beagle islands in 1969 get even closer to war then they were, as a result the Argentine Navy deploys the ARA Veinticinco de Mayo to the area and the Chilean navy realizes that they don’t have a hard counter. As it becomes a point of national pride the Chilean government tries to acquire its own carrier so as to bring their navy back to parity with the Argentine and Brazilian forces.
As an example of what I’m thinking is that the tensions over the Beagle islands in 1969 get even closer to war then they were, as a result the Argentine Navy deploys the ARA Veinticinco de Mayo to the area and the Chilean navy realizes that they don’t have a hard counter. As it becomes a point of national pride the Chilean government tries to acquire its own carrier so as to bring their navy back to parity with the Argentine and Brazilian forces.
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