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agaugust:
Emotions don't win you a war. It's a game of mutual death, war is kill and get killed in return.

Your navy Umkhonto SAM's weakness are it's range, ceiling, speed, and easy to counter guidance system.

SAN does NOT have a weapon we cannot defeat, we have 'liquefying' solutions to all your 'solids'

We Nigerians will continue to teach you war history from 1914 to 2014......Learn my boy !!!

Argentine air force showed the world how obsolete aircraft like Skyhawk jets and Daggers/Nesher jets including ordinary trainers like MBB-339 light jets can sink navy ships without guided missiles, old warplanes with ordinary free fall bombs and gun fire from cannon destroyed British Royal navy warships that has anti-aircraft missile defenses.

A pity Argentina has old and expired bombs that the air force pilots dropped on target but did not explode, they landed right inside the British warships !

Imagine if the Argentines had 3.5 generation or 4th generation jets with chaff-flares self defense and rocket pods with 6km range which are freely available today, Britain would have lost almost all her warships.



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Part 52. BRITISH SHIPS LOST & DAMAGED


Note: If the frequent unexploded bombs (1-13) had detonated on striking some of the ships listed below, the Royal Navy's additional losses might quite possibly have put the eventual success of the British Task Force in doubt.

Saturday 1st May

HMS Alacrity - slightly damaged by bomb near misses

HMS Arrow - slightly damaged by cannon fire

HMS Glamorgan - slightly damaged by bomb near misses, all off Stanley by Daggers of FAA Grupo 6.

Wednesday 12th May

HMS Glasgow - moderately damaged off Stanley by unexploded bomb (1) dropped by A-4B Skyhawks of FAA Grupo 5. Bomb passed through hull but damage took some days to repair and she shortly returned to UK.

Friday 21st May

HMS Antrim - seriously damaged in Falkland Sound outside San Carlos Water by unexploded bomb (2) dropped by Daggers of FAA Grupo 6. UXB removed but damage took some days to repair.

HMS Broadsword - slightly damaged outside San Carlos Water by cannon fire from Daggers of Grupo 6.

HMS Argonaut - slightly damaged outside San Carlos Water by rockets and cannon fire from Aermacchi MB.339A of CANA 1 Esc, and then seriously damaged by two unexploded bombs (3/4) dropped by A-4B Skyhawks of FAA Grupo 5. Removing the UXB's and carrying out repairs took a number of days and although declared operational, she soon sailed for the UK.

HMS Brilliant - slightly damaged outside San Carlos Water by cannon fire from Daggers of Grupo 6. (Different attack from "Broadsword"wink

HMS ARDENT - badly damaged in Grantham Sound by bombs - hits, UXB's (5+) and near misses - dropped by Daggers of Grupo 6, then mortally damaged by bombs from A-4Q Skyhawks of CANA 3 Esc off North West Island. Sank the following evening.

Sunday 23rd May

HMS ANTELOPE - damaged in San Carlos Water by two unexploded bombs (6/7) dropped by A-4B Skyhawks of Grupo 5. One of the bombs exploded that evening while being defused and she caught fire and sank next day.

Monday 24th May

RFA Sir Galahad - damaged by unexploded bomb (cool and out of action for some days,

RFA Sir Lancelot - damaged by unexploded bomb (9) and not fully operational for almost three weeks,

RFA Sir Bedivere - slightly damaged by glancing bomb, all in San Carlos Water probably by A-4C Skyhawks of FAA Grupo 4.

Tuesday 25th May

HMS Broadsword - damaged north of Pebble Island by bomb from A-4B Skyhawk of Grupo 5 bouncing up through her stern and out again to land in the sea.

HMS COVENTRY - sunk north of Pebble Island in same attack by three bombs.

ATLANTIC CONVEYOR - mortally damaged north east of Falklands by Exocet missile fired by Super Etendard of CANA 2 Esc. Burnt out and later sank in tow.

Saturday 29th May

British Wye - hit north of South Georgia by bomb dropped by C-130 Hercules of FAA Grupo 1 which bounced into the sea without exploding

Tuesday 8th June

HMS Plymouth - damaged in Falkland Sound off San Carlos Water by four unexploded bombs (10-13) from Daggers of FAA Grupo 6.

RFA SIR GALAHAD - mortally damaged off Fitzroy by bombs from A-4B Skyhawks of Grupo 5 and burnt out. Later in June towed out to sea and sunk as a war grave.

RFA Sir Tristram - badly damaged off Fitzroy in same attack and abandoned, but later returned to UK and repaired.

LCU F4, HMS Fearless - sunk in Choiseul Sound by bomb from A-4B Skyhawk of Grupo 5.




History warns you not to sail frigates into war against an air force that has jet fighters like Nigeria
. We will tactically fly out of your missile defense range and ceiling while we employ long range rockets in pod salvos from safe distance. NAF is the most experienced air to ground attacking force in Africa today 2014, even Egypt cannot match NAF in such skill and experiance

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agaugust:
I live where blacks get killed by whites just because they are blacks.

Not all whites are racist, I have a very nice and fatherly white boss, he built my career and made me what I am today.

Just different strokes for different folks. White cops are the worst offenders.

agaugust:
You want me to post photo of how your Soweto rats Inkatha/Buthelezi and Mandela/ANC mass killed and mass murdered one another like chicken after the white man handed over power to you? Buthelezi dia ris God o ! You blacks messed up South Africa and the whites are running away to Europe, America, Australia

You live in a glass house don't throw stones.

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EVarn:
sinking into where?

EVarn:
i love my country.some people view our military as incompetent despite all the heavy weapons it possesses,but we are facing a terrorist group determined to establish an islamic caliphate.i'm sure that if it were any other african country that was plagued with boko haram,such a country would have been a failed state by now.

EVarn:
brov,china doesnt finance the construction of our road and rails.

agaugust:
Falkland war of Exocet missiles was in the olden days?
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agaugust:
Go two pages back, I just proved that in real war (Which South Africa has not fought since almost 70 years) Jets use ordinary bombs and cannon to sink modern warships that have anti-aircraft missiles, while the jet aircraf have no single PGM.

I thought you said your Soweto universites have upgraded your brains to top ranking and rating by some senseless rating agency ?

agaugust:
Those seats are rotated among African countries, one day Togo republic will be there in that position you boast about. Fool
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agaugust:
LOL....F-7 Grifo 7 radar has over 40km air and 20km ground detection range . It's free info on NAF Wiki page
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AugustineAgain:
SA has highly rated university infrastructure prodiucing poorly rated university graduates
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AugustineAgain:
The Soithies are shocked to see a 100% black nation Nigeria producing it's own brand of vehicles....Innoson management and staff Kwenu....Yaaa !
South African envy will just give them high B.P.

AugustineAgain:
Canada has it's soldiers killed inside the capital city of Canada by Islamic terrorists. Canada is ~ 99% Christian nation.

No country is immune. We all fight to stop terrorism and we keep fighting against it.

jln115:
civilian boats are not armed, and i think most pirates are armed.

AugustineAgain:
There is no weapon on South African Valour frigate that can harm Angolan Su-30 in combat. Even an F-7 of NAF will sink a Valour frigate easily
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AugustineAgain:
Pirates with 70 km/h speed boats will make a mockery of SAN slow snail valour frigates in the eyes of the unlocking world.

Nigerian navy AW 109E Power are maritime versions with visible water floats, ours fly, yours are grounded as in captivity of long term binding chains.

NAF has maritime radar ATR-42.

Nigeria has ocean monitoring radar satellites, South Africa only has DSTV to watch movies at home .
ANC nation of rubbish.

EVarn:
TROOPS CLEARS AWAY TERRORISTS FROM MICHIKA AND MADAGALI ! ! ! !
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Classified information reaching my attention has revealed that nigerian troops have defeated boko haram islamic terrorists in michika and madagali,and are advancing towards gwoza,which is the heart of boko haram's so called "caliphate".mop up exercises are currently going on,as troops are currently carrying out a sweep check with air support to clear out IEDs,explosives,mines,and break away terrorist factions that may still be loitering around in the liberated areas.this is coming few days after the nigerian government decided to cancel all training arrangements with the US military,and kick out US military advisors.

AugustineAgain:
I agree with you, I just noticed many differences on all the vehicles. Also, the interior and engines may be different. I don't have tech specs on those vehicles. There are Hyundai cars that look like Honda cars outside, but interior and engine differ
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AugustineAgain:
Boko Haram gives accounts with you tube videos, their own side of the story. Seleka version says SANDF was beaten into near coma, leading to your escapology in the direction of Bangui airport .
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AugustineAgain:
What makes you think Innoson did not pay for those designs?

My opinion is they agreed, and the vehicles look very similar in line with both companies' terms and conditions agreed upon in writing.

AugustineAgain:
Try it. Valour frigate vs Angolan Su-30. Try it

AugustineAgain:
[size=16pt]Name the ships and show us the money ![/size]
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AugustineAgain:
All Nigerian armed forces are being rebuilt with upgrades and brand new equipment.

Sulk while you watch us transform...envy kills slowly but steadily
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MikeCZAR:
Democracy isn't independence.

Again doesn't this contradict what you've been saying? That SA only existed from 94?

AugustineAgain:
South Africa is like a dwarf struggling to play Basketball.
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Cannonleo:
that is highly unlikely..even any intending interest knows..check well there are a heck lot of difference between the vehicles bro

AugustineAgain:
The SANDF white flag was hurriedly made improvised from on Woolworths designer white pant and one DENEL R4 assault rifle

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Cannonleo:
TRUE TAlk bro in a right sense.......but there is still a whole lot of design differences between these model.our models make look similar just like..a Honda crv 4 looks alike with a toyota RAv4..the comparative differences stem from the components and performance..u must understand that a design may be inspired from the subconscious,or from the obviously seen.the true fact lies in the ability ti both adapt thru this means and create which we have done.....i have ridden in an innoson SUV and i am highly impressed..regardless of the assertion.... our cars are rugged

AugustineAgain:
Nope I said post a neutral source, you posted a South African army story given to a South African man who works with Janes to publish it on Janes.

Why not post the Seleka version of the battle published in Reuters news by General Hakouma of Seleka ?

So far NO photo of dead Seleka means only SANDF men died and the rest surrendered to get a ceasefire, white flag made with one white Woolworths pant hanging on the barrel of an R4 rifle
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Cannonleo:
TROLLLLL WE ARE STILL BETER OFF

Henry120:
We have empires which predate you south-africans.

Nigeria's first election brought in tafawa belewa as prime-minister of Nigeria in the early 60's.

South-Africa on the other hand only began to exist in 1994.

Your flag proves it.