Having realised that the British needed air support from both of their carriers to retake the islands, the Argentines employed state-of-the-art French-built Exocet missiles to try and destroy the British ships.

Although Argentine troops were dug in on the islands, the British had established a beachhead supported by Harrier jets from two aircraft carriers, HMS Hermes, and HMS Invincible ( Smith, 2006).

Keywords: Falklands War, Atlantic Conveyor.īy late May 1982, the struggle between Argentina and the UK for control of the Falkland Islands hung in the balance.

This paper explores whether the outcome of the attack could have been influenced by a hitherto overlooked urgent manoeuvring instruction passed from Hermes to Conveyor which exposed the merchant ship’s side to the approaching missiles. Although the attacking pilots probably targeted the larger carrier, HMS Hermes, their missiles hit the nearby container ship Atlantic Conveyor instead. On 25th May 1982, the Argentine Navy attempted a decisive Exocet strike against two British carriers supporting troop landings on the Falkland Islands/Malvinas.

Palabras clave: Falklands War, Atlantic Conveyor.

Aunque los pilotos navales probablemente tenían como blanco el portaaviones HMS Hermes, los misiles impactaron al Atlantic Conveyor, que navegaba junto a la Fuerza de Tarea.Įste artículo analiza si las instrucciones del buque insignia Hermes al Conveyor, que lo obligó a exponer su cuadra contra los misiles, pudo haber influido en el resultado del ataque y la campaña.

El 25 de mayo de 1982, la Armada argentina intentó un ataque decisivo con misiles Exocet contra dos portaaviones británicos, que otorgaban cobertura al desembarco en las Islas Malvinas.

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