Falklands War, 1982: How Technological Deployments Shaped Decisions and the Outcome of the War

摘要

The primarily focus of this paper is on the analysis of the technological weapons as well as how their deployment shaped the commanders' decisions. Specifically, the British's employment of the AIM-9L Sidewinder air-to-air missiles, the Harrier, and nuclear powered submarines shaped the Argentinean forces; conversely, Argentine's deployment of the five air launched AM39 Exocet missiles and its large fleet of A4 Skyhawks, Mirage 5s, and eleven Mirage 3s ultimately failed to deter the British fleet from retaking the Falklands.