January 14, 201313 yr Author How they tackled the tanking problem was especially interesting. A diminishing returns issue of sorts. If you try to fly Vulcans out of Ascension in HCE, you will quickly see an illustration of what they faced.
January 15, 201313 yr Oh, I've a uncompleted Falklands scenario in building for years. Without altering the Vulcan range you can reach Port Stanley with only one refuelling from a Victor ... if you place Ascension only some 50 nm SW ....
January 15, 201313 yr I was in the US Air Force stationed in England in Autumn of 1982. I had an interesting conversation in a pub with an older bloke (he was probably a lad in 1941). He said that after WW2 and their 'Finest Hour', people thought the future held no more greatness for England. But after victory in the South Atlantic, people were starting to think maybe there would be many more Fine Hours ahead, just competing for second place in the Fine Hours Rankings. Then a guy farther down the bar asked where Trafalgar would rank. I forget the details of the rest of the discussion -- not everyone is eloquent after a few pints. But by the end of the night, they agreed that the Falklands War ranked somewhere in the Top 10. I'm not sure where I read it, but someone wrote that without success in 1982, Britain might not have been willing to do anything in 1990-91.
January 15, 201313 yr Author Oh, I've a uncompleted Falklands scenario in building for years. Heh, me too. And this kind of stuff makes me want to dust off that work in progress ...
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