HMS EAGLE in the Falklands

[King_Arthur]

You got my vote.

And one of mine.

 

[A. Morgan]

You got my vote.

And one of mine.

And mine as well. Been thoroughly enjoying this and particularly the insightful commentary that goes along with each update. If you have enjoyed this timeline just half as much as I have it deserves your vote.

 

[tonygestaple]

My vote made it 33 votes so far. There were 62 likes for the last update. C'mon, peeps!

 

[Cryhavoc101]

Voted - good luck mate

 

[Ramontxo]

Well so I did good luck

 

[FriendlyGhost]

Voted - up to 37 votes, one behind the leader. Come on folks...

 

[USS_Ward]

You got my vote

 

[Ramontxo]

Beste Bat!!
(Another one!! tipical cry in Basque Stadiums for another goal for the Home Team..)

 

[flasheart]

 

[Hammerbolt]

And one of mine.

And my axe... I mean my vote!

 

[King_Arthur]

And my axe... I mean my vote!

Three for the British Kings under the overcast sky
Seven for the Soviet Lords in their halls of concrete
Nine for mortal Americans doomed to invade
One for the dark lord on his dark throne in the land of Argentina where shadows lie
One Carrier to rule them all
One Carrier to find them
One Carrier to bring them all
And in the darkness bind them
In the land of Argentina where shadows lie

 

[David CGB]

And mine as well. Been thoroughly enjoying this and particularly the insightful commentary that goes along with each update. If you have enjoyed this timeline just half as much as I have it deserves your vote.

Agreed plus one

 

[Hammerbolt]

And in the deep abyss bind them
In the land of Argentina where shadows lie

Just a sugestion.

 

[flasheart]

The results are in and it seems more than a few of you like this story.
I just want to say how immensely appreciative I am of all of you voted for this TL and everyone who has been enjoying this thread.
New update on the way soon.

 

[Hammerbolt]

Well done on top pick!

 

[FriendlyGhost]

Congratulations on a very well-deserved win - 102 of the 526 votes cast!

 

[Virginia Liberal]

So I believe I read the the Vulcans have run multiple sorties in this timeline, if so might they get a stay of execution after the war too. After all the USAF has managed to keep the B-52 in service all these years and its design isn't that much younger. But I am far from an aviation expert and might have miss read in the first place.

 

[Some Bloke]

Seems logical.

 

[StevoJH]

I can’t see it happening.

To be honest i’ve Always wondered about the B-52. The Fatigue management program must be quite extensive and i’m assuming not inexpensive.

 

[Pseudo]

So I believe I read the the Vulcans have run multiple sorties in this timeline, if so might they get a stay of execution after the war too. After all the USAF has managed to keep the B-52 in service all these years and its design isn't that much younger. But I am far from an aviation expert and might have miss read in the first place.

The British defence budget will likely require choices to be made and I suspect that that one choice will be between replacing Eagle or maintaining RAF intercontinental strike capability. Following Eagle's performance in the Falkland's it'll probably be a difficult argument for the RAF to win, especially given the extensive logistics train involved in getting a single Vulcan down there.