Before taking a break, Alan Wilson even wondered whether the respected Mr. Maradona would use the hand of God to retaliate against Britain.
Although this is a spiritual atomic bomb, it cannot harm Britain at all after being excited, and its appearance can only further accentuate Argentina's sadness.
What is certain is that the relationship between Britain and Argentina is unlikely to improve in the future. Historically, Britain strictly controlled the scope of the war to the Falkland Islands and was unable to resolve the grievances. What's more, this time the Argentine capital was breached and the presidential palace was upgraded.
The Union Jack flag was raised.
Even if this hatred is not permanent, Argentina will never forget it even if it does not take a hundred years. Diplomatic relations with Argentina can be abandoned in the future.
For other countries, this war will become a model for study, especially when compared with the war between the two countries at the same time. Didn't Britain fight this war quickly and neatly?
Although the final number of casualties has not yet been reported, based on the current situation under control, it is definitely very optimistic.
This time, the British expedition thousands of miles away was a complete victory. Starting from the report of occupying the Presidential Palace of Argentina, British public opinion was already in a state of self-indulgence. New era wars, air-land battles, various words and praises were emerging one after another, which can be compared with
Compared to the lobster soldiers of the Empire on which the sun never sets.
This must have had an impact on other countries. Alan Wilson remembers that the design of a certain major country's Flying Leopard fighter-bomber was not axed because it was resolutely pursued in this war.
Not only did Argentina have to face heavy war losses, but its debt of 1.2 billion US dollars was due at the end of the year. Alan Wilson remembered that Argentina had been very stubborn in imitating the Soviet Union's default, but it was soon punished by Wall Street.
It is undeniable that the international community is very realistic. Even if it is a default, it must be supported by national strength.
If the United States wants to do something now, this is definitely a good opportunity. The Federal Reserve has already done so, exacerbating Argentina's debt and creating panic that has spread throughout Latin American countries.
Latin American countries generally have a superstitious belief that mainstream economists rely heavily on external capital inflows to drive their own economic development, borrow old debts to repay new ones, and industrial policies rely on external funds to promote the export-oriented industrialization process. As a result, the entire Latin American region is in a state of
A debt-supported economy, with the entire country floating on a huge amount of foreign debt.
The chain reaction triggered by Argentina's debt crisis will cause Latin American countries to fall into devastating debt distress.
Neither Mexico nor Brazil can escape this time. The US dollar settlement in the entire America exceeds 95%. As long as the United States starts to create a return flow of dollars, no American country can survive.
Even the British Chancellor of the Exchequer, Geoffrey Howe, received a call from Mexico, hoping to provide economic assistance. Geoffrey Howe rejected Mexico's request on the grounds that the UK's economy was also in poor condition.
Not to mention that the British economy is indeed not in good shape now, even if there is no problem, it cannot agree. The settlement share of US dollars in the entire America is not even 100%. The UK's provision of sterling assistance is to poach the corner of the US dollar in the Americas. This is what the UK currently wants.
You can't do this. Although you have just finished a war, don't think that you have really returned to the era of the empire on which the sun never sets.
Now Britain can do nothing but withdraw its troops. As for the war dividends, they depend on future operations and will not appear immediately.
During the phone call between Mrs. Thatcher and Reagan, she also confirmed that the news that the troops would be withdrawn immediately was true, and thanked the United States for its goodwill help in this war.
Alan Wilson, who was coming into the Prime Minister's Office, had a look of disapproval on his face when he heard this thank you. Mrs. Thatcher could only pretend that she hadn't seen him, and after the phone call with Reagan was over, she said, "Why did you come in without notifying me?
I'm on the phone with the President of the United States."
"It's not that important of a person." Alan Wilson curled his lips and said, "You still want to thank him? From the request from the Mexican Ministry of Finance, we know that it is the Americans who should thank us. I think Mexico will ask for help from the United States soon, and then follow the instructions
If the United States requires asset restructuring, Latin American countries will have no choice but to fall into a debt crisis."
"Even if that's the case, you can't say that." Mrs. Thatcher wanted to show off as a strong woman, and her approval rating is very high now.
As if anticipating Mrs. Thatcher’s thoughts, Alan Wilson kept talking about Latin America’s debt situation, “Sell the country’s high-quality state-owned assets to the Americans, and the debt crisis will be alleviated. And your privatization this time
It’s almost the same. State-owned assets will be sold out sooner or later, but it’s not a problem to survive this time.”
Although it is clearly said to be Latin America, it actually means that Margaret Thatcher's privatization policy is not more high-end than Latin American countries in terms of operation. They are all operations of the same level.
Regardless of whether Mexico knelt down first or Brazil knelt down first, the benefits obtained by the United Kingdom are definitely not as great as those of the United States, but the gains for the United Kingdom are definitely there. First, it carried out such a long expedition and consumed so much ammunition. The consumption of the British three armies must be
In addition, British military industrial companies can get a new batch of orders.
Alan Wilson was unable to quantify the level of Britain's military industry compared with the UK in memory, but it is certainly much stronger. The military has proven its worth. Cutting military expenditures was not part of Mrs. Thatcher's plan. This time, it has to be
Increase military investment.
"The confrontation of the miners' union can be put on the agenda, but we must step up preparations and not affect the smooth operation of British society." Alan Wilson is just a suggestion, and it is not mixed with personal bias.
He has long wanted to dig out this money-losing industry, but he still wants to engage in local mining under the conditions in the UK?
Two days later, the British officially began to withdraw their troops, and at the same time released more than 40,000 prisoners of war. They left Buenos Aires as a victor. The British began to withdraw their troops, but the discussion of this war had just begun. The British labor expedition
, and beat Argentina, which considered itself the second strongest in Latin America, to the point where it was unable to fight back. When compared with the war between the two countries, which has reached a stalemate, the contrast can be said to be sharp.
Military observers from various countries draw the greatest traffic from this war to prove that they are not the only ones doing it.
The U.S. Navy highly values landing operations. For landing operations, especially long-span transoceanic landing operations, there will inevitably be a process of transporting troops and equipment from ship to shore.
Only large landing ships with larger docking bays in the main hull, carrying air-cushion landing craft, high-speed landing craft, amphibious warfare and transport vehicles, and a certain number of helicopters or vertical take-off and landing fighters on the deck can be used.
Only in this way can we quickly, maneuver and effectively transport landing troops and equipment ashore, provide necessary fire support to the landing troops, and at the same time undertake certain self-defense tasks.
The British Navy uses a variety of ship types including helicopter amphibious assault ships, universal amphibious assault ships, dock landing ships, landing support ships, modified transport landing ships, tank landing ships, etc., which brings great difficulties to the organization and command of landing operations.
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From this point of view, simplifying the ship type, one ship with multiple functions, and balanced loading will be the inevitable result of the development of large amphibious warfare ships.
The U.S. Navy has come up with the observation results of three-dimensional landings. Naturally, the U.S. Air Force cannot lag behind. It has expressed its recognition of the air-land battle concept advocated by the British and hopes to officially promulgate and confirm it in the "Operation Outline". Although the Army has harvested the final fruits,
However, it was not included in the experience summary category of the United States.
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If Alan Wilson had known the understanding of the United States, he would definitely have wondered whether the Americans also discriminated against the army without the royal family? It is unreasonable that such an understanding of feudal legacy still exists.
In Moscow, which is even further away from the battlefield, two veteran soldiers are also discussing this war. The Soviet Chief of General Staff Ogarkov asked his deputy, General Akhromeev, about the precise practices of the British Expeditionary Force.
He highly praised the concept of strike, "I didn't expect that the British were ahead of us and the Americans this time. There is no doubt that the British had an absolute advantage during the entire war, and the Argentines could not detect the British."
It’s like armies from two eras.”
"Chief of the General Staff, I completely agree with you, but the difficulty is a bit too great." General Akhromeev said with a bitter smile, "As the most powerful military force in the world, it is also very difficult to reform, and it is difficult to reform.
Not all comrades can understand that, in the eyes of many comrades, we can defeat any enemy without making any changes."
"But such a war is clumsy and puts too much burden on the country." Marshal Ogarkov replied meaningfully, "We always have to do some work, even if it is just a small-scale reform. In fact, the British
The military force used this time is not very large in our eyes."
"The KGB has transferred the conflicts in Afghanistan to Pakistan. The conflicts in Afghanistan are already huge. If war is inevitable, Afghanistan will be used as a testing ground. It is not impossible for us to accumulate experience for information warfare." General Akhromeyev
He suggested.
"It is best not to fight. I am not optimistic about Comrade Andropov's department, but if the conflict cannot be resolved, we can only try our best to help Afghanistan." Marshal Ogarkov shook his head and said, "I don't think Afghanistan has the ability to defeat
Pakistan’s capabilities, although India may help contain it.”
While friendly countries were surprised, the British Expeditionary Force also began to evacuate the Falkland Islands. The task force departing from Malaya will leave from the Atlantic this time, pass through the Cape of Good Hope, enter the Indian Ocean and return to its home port. As for the Atlantic Fleet, it will return directly to the mainland.
, at this time, the whole of Britain is eagerly looking forward to the return of the war heroes as soon as possible. Flowers, applause, and honor will be the mainstream. No one will be stingy about this.
While the British side was preparing for the welcome ceremony, the finance ministers of the United States and Mexico embraced each other warmly. Donald Reagan said that a distant relative is worse than a close neighbor and will definitely help Mexico overcome the foreign exchange shortage, but Mexico must accept debt restructuring.