Thread: The F-4 Phantom
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Old 09-03-2004, 17:12 PM   #35 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Fury
If Im not terribly mistaken, the F-4 was used by argentinians during the Falkland war in 1982 I think. I once saw a document on TV where four argentinian F-4 phantoms disabled or destroyed two british battleships. The argentinian fighters were already in 1982 using outdated weapons and electronics still fighting against british battleships who had state of the art technology.
No Phantoms. All french kit; various Mirage marques. Also there were no British battleships present because the Brits hadn't had any for a long time before that!
The Argentinians had one. For a brief while.
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