• hoanbridgetroll
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    1 year ago

    Oh, I’d expect a British ship or two to hang out very near the Falklands for as long as he’s in power.

    • FishFace@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      At the moment the patrol is a single River class whose largest armament is a 30mm cannon. In the past there tended to be either a frigate or a destroyer in the area, but while the Argentine navy is much diminished they can probably overpower or outmanoeuvre that defence.