WI: Britain Loses the Falkland War?

Theres also the stone aircraft carrier concept.

The british plans to quickly build a runway, and then fly in phantoms and buccs.

Once that basis is established, and illustrious arrives (and there were more sea harriers being built for india that could have been retained), the air war is over all bar the shouting.
 
Theres also the stone aircraft carrier concept.

The british plans to quickly build a runway, and then fly in phantoms and buccs.

I believe he question was asked if it was possible and the reply was that the Task Force didn't have anything like the sort of heavy machinery needed to build an airstrip, which the questioner (I don't know who it was) found astounding. There was no real plan prepared as such.

(and there were more sea harriers being built for india that could have been retained)

I believe that India stationed representatives at BAe to ensure that Indian production was not diverted to the RN. Very trusting!

Once ......illustrious arrives ............the air war is over all bar the shouting.

Pretty much, she would have most likely been equipped with GR3s, or sailed south with them and had a reshuffle when she arrived. The ultimate strength might have been almost 40 Harriers at sea.
 
Illustrious of course would also have the aew sea king.

Stone aircraft carrier is all over various autobiographies, so I think it was doable, if maybe hard and time consuming.
 
Do we have anyone on the boards who was voting age during the period?

Would they have voted the Tories out, or kept them in?

Would they have voted Liberal or Labour if they did the former?

Would they want Thatcher to stay as PM if they did the former?

I am of voting age but American. I was living in Boston in support for Britain over Argentina very hi. American public opinion was one of the reasons agreed to help Britain get the Falklands back admittedly wasn't a lot of help but it was needed. Public opinion Nationwide was in Britain's favor so I doubt it would have been me to go back a second time because the US does not want its major allie in Europe in Europe to look weak. Plus the American public look at Argentina for the most part as the aggressor and it didn't go over well for the Argentinians.
 
Do we have anyone on the boards who was voting age during the period?

Would they have voted the Tories out, or kept them in?

Would they have voted Liberal or Labour if they did the former?

Would they want Thatcher to stay as PM if they did the former?

I was.
I loathed Thatcher then and still do, but given my mood and the mood of those around me at the time I doubt if I'd vote Labour and I doubt if enough would.
I'd probably tell Whitelaw or whoever took over ''Go back and do it right this time''

Regards
Hugh
 

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I was.
I loathed Thatcher then and still do, but given my mood and the mood of those around me at the time I doubt if I'd vote Labour and I doubt if enough would.
I'd probably tell Whitelaw or whoever took over ''Go back and do it right this time''

Regards
Hugh

That's interesting. Was it a case of national pride overriding domestic political preference?

What if Thatcher hadn't fallen? What if she'd managed to cling on through the vote of no confidence?
 

James G

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Do we have anyone on the boards who was voting age during the period?

Would they have voted the Tories out, or kept them in?

Would they have voted Liberal or Labour if they did the former?

Would they want Thatcher to stay as PM if they did the former?

I wasn't of voting age then but if I had I certainly would have voted Conservative.
Labour in the early 80s were terrible on every conceivable policy matter. The Liberals were just as bad.
 
I wasn't of voting age then but if I had I certainly would have voted Conservative.
Labour in the early 80s were terrible on every conceivable policy matter. The Liberals were just as bad.
Yes this very much
And @Stenz as above yes you are correct..... Labour would have folded ,the Liberals would have run around in circles until they imitated the oozlelum bird.
No way was the country going to take anything other than victory.
 
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