To experience combat is not lucky...
I have experienced and I think the others in this forum who have will agree with me on that.
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One of my Army buddys who was lucky enough to see the fighting told me that the thing had be brought down with a single round through the radiator.
One of my Army buddys who was lucky enough to see the fighting told me that the thing had be brought down with a single round through the radiator.
The ARA Santa Fe S-21 (Guppy II type) operated in the Falklands and Georgias.
It was used to infiltrate Buzos Tácticos ( Navy divers) during April 2nd and then used to reinforce the presence in the Georgias with a reduced group of marines (codename: Golf)
Damaged due to the impact of an AS-12 missile launched by Sea Lynx in the morning of April 25th, it managed to reach Grytviken.
Attack against the HMS Antelope, 23th may 1982:
CB If it helps, the information I have is that the Santa Fe was first attacked by a Wessex from HMS Antrim that dropped two depth Charges which damaged her so she couldn't submerge. She was then harrased by machine gun fire from the Wessex and a Lynx from HMS Brilliant. The AS12 was fired by a Wasp from HMS Endurance that punched through the fin seriously injuring a machine gunner who had been trying to defend the Sub against the Wessex and the Lynx.
The machine gunner lost his legs and was taken on bord the Antrim for medical care.
¿Podría relatar el ataque al "Santa Fe"?
Bicain: Tenía previsto partir desde la caleta a las 04:00, pero la maniobra de descarga se retrasó casi una hora. Concluida la tarea, ordeno al Jefe de Navegación partir con los motores diesel a la máxima velocidad posible y con la nave lista para ir a inmersión.
La salida de la bahía nos insumió unos 50 minutos, previendo realizar una derrota similar a la de la entrada. Cuando alcanzamos aguas abiertas envueltos por la penumbra del amanecer, caímos a babor, ya cinco minutos de pasar a inmersión nos sorprende un helicóptero Westland Wasp que salió de la nubes y nos arrojó una bomba de profundidad que expotó cerca del tanque de seguridad.
La explosión provocó no sólo el sacudimiento de la nave sino también la interrupción en el suministro de energía y el corte de comunicaciones. Ordené virar hacia la costa mientras se aproximaban más aeronaves que alcanzaron a lanzar torpedos buscadores, los que no fueron efectivos por la escasa profundidad.
En la vela se encontraban de guardia Feldman y Muraciole, estos tripulantes junto con Ghiglione, Mareco, Macias, Silva y Bustamante se armaron voluntariamente con los fusiles FAL de dotación y comenzaron a repeler el ataque.
Esta acción les negó a los helicópteros la vertical de buque y sólo les permitió dispararnos con sus armas livianas de abordo. De pronto, una de las naves enemigas nos lanzó un misil, que estimo debe haber sido un AS-ll o AS- 12, que impacta y atraviesa la vela. Pensé que habían matado a todo mi personal allí destacado, pero cuando pregunté las novedades me informan que sólo había resultado herido Macias, quien perdió una pierna. El enfermero suboficial Funes le realizó los primeros auxilios, impidiéndole hemorragias que le hubieran costado la vida ( 1 ). A pesar de los daños recibidos, pudimos alcanzar el muelle de la estación científica británica cubiertos por las armas de los IM desembarcados, que le dispararon a los helicópteros hasta con los misiles antitanque. Con esta respuesta las aeronaves británicas adoptaron posiciones más seguras. Atracamos utilizando el periscopio y en cuanto las condiciones lo permitieron la tripulación fue descendiendo de la nave, la que al tener algunos de sus tanques perforados, se apoyó rápidamente sobre el lecho que estaba a escasa profundidad de la quilla. Mi segundo, el Capitcln de Corbeta Michelis, me sugiere alejar el submarino de la costa y hundirlo, pero ante la posibilidad de que la nave todavía tuviera posibilidades de navegar, ordeno esperar hasta la noche para evaluar los daños y en caso de ser posible retiramos bajo la protección de la oscuridad (2). Lamentablemente el Capitán Lagos me infonna a las 17:00 que íbamos a rendirnos para evitar una masacre, ya que las fuerzas británicas habían rodeado la posición y dos fragatas comenzaron su hostigamiento. Lagos cumplió con las directivas políticas que le había impuesto la superioridad. Esto es que los ingleses tenían que tomar las Georgias con un acto de fuerza. Posteriormente pude apreciar que la decisión había sido acertada por la cantidad de fuerzas británicas comprometidas para la recuperación
What strange war this was! With not a single Argentinian citizen living in the Falklands, the Argentinians had the cheek to lay claim to these islands which have been British for a very, very long time. One hates to speak of such things, but frankly, the Argentinians - ruled at the time by a bunch of very dim-witted army types - were ssuffering from testosterone poisoning and blithely assumed that because a woman was the Prime Minister of Great Britain, that they could just do the tango and take it. Clearly, they had no knowledge of Margaret Thatcher. They even had the execrable bad taste to cast sexual slurs in her direction which probably sealed the deal for the Argentinians. It is a fact that the French Exocets were a grave threat to the British task force, but the Argies did not have enough of them to make a decisive difference. Little known is role played in the Falklands war of the Asian troops that England also used, some of the best fighters in the world. Frankly, Argentina was incredibly stupid to launch this disastrous adventure and, in the process, lost the only aircraft carrier they had. Now their navy air force has to practice touch and gos on American carriers when they come to call. What a waste this all has been. There are few things as dumb as the male ego given full rein, but then, on the other hand, the British ego and professionalism made relatively short work of the Argentinians.
What strange war this was! With not a single Argentinian citizen
living in the Falklands, the Argentinians had the cheek to lay claim to these islands which have been British for a very, very long time
One hates to speak of such things, but frankly, the Argentinians - ruled at the time by a bunch of very dim-witted army types - were ssuffering from testosterone poisoning and blithely assumed that because a woman was the Prime Minister of Great Britain, that they could just do the tango and take it. Clearly, they had no knowledge of Margaret Thatcher. They even had the execrable bad taste to cast sexual slurs in her direction which probably sealed the deal for the Argentinians , some of the best fighters in the world. Frankly, Argentina was incredibly stupid to launch this disastrous adventure What a waste this all has been. There are few things as dumb as the male ego given full rein, but then, on the other hand, the British ego and professionalism made relatively short work of the Argentinians
and, in the process, lost the only aircraft carrier they had. Now their navy air force has to practice touch and gos on American carriers when they come to call. .
Hey, I find your posts to be very informative and for the most part unbiased.