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June 7, 2019 at 5:52 pm #1401501

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@oriskany – thank you for the detailed answer. I did not know we Brits had modern kevlar combat helmet in the Falkslands – all I have ever seen are – daytime – photos of the Paratroop Regiment and Royal Marines in red and green berets respectively, Slow hiking or “yomping” across remote moorland with huge backpacks of Heavy Equipment – towards an entrenched more modern looking enemy.

As a 15 year old, at the time, I had absolutely no real concept of military tactics – but I remember thinking “why no camouflaged helmet?” And “why did they not bring any jeeps?”

Now I realise, that since the battles took place under cover of darkness, they probably just put their kevlar helmets on beforehand – duh!

And know I now: the helicopter transports (helps being quicker than Jeeps) had all been lost in the Atlantic Conveyor – apparently due to an exocet fired at a British Destroyer but which was misdirected by “chaff” and then locked itself on the next available target – the Atlantic Conveyor. As this was a conmercial freighter, it had no “chaff” or point defences to speak of and so got hit by “bad luck”.