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Major Paulson was called to a meeting on the flagship of the Royal Navy task force. At this time, the commander did not have many troops to deploy. We can only re-activate this force that came from Xiangjiang and achieved extraordinary results in the first battle. At this time, it can no longer suppress the light of the ground-effect aircraft. So for the sake of victory, we cannot take into account too many interests. The British Empire cannot afford to lose this war. , the British had no other choice but to win.

Three days later, fighter jets from various bases arrived one after another, and the British once again had the strength to fight. At the same time, the Argentines were ready and were waiting for the president's order to attack the British.

At this time, the British commander held a combat meeting on the aircraft carrier HMS Invincible, the flagship of the Royal Navy task force, and the commander of the task force, Royal Admiral John Federhouse, was deploying combat missions. Major Paulson also attended the meeting because of his important combat mission.

When he heard that the troops stationed in Xiangjiang were going to participate in the landing operation, Major Paulson had his own ideas.

John Federhouse said to his men: "You all understand your respective tasks! If there are no objections, go down and prepare."

Knowing that this was an important opportunity, Major Paulson stood up and said: "Your Excellency, General, I have a different idea. I think that just letting our troops participate in landing operations cannot bring out the performance of the Xiangjiang Monster ground-effect aircraft, because such a mission Any landing craft can do a good job. I think ground effect aircraft should attack strategic targets and catch the Argentines by surprise before they can react."

Seeing that the person speaking was a young major, John Federhaus didn't pay much attention at first. However, after hearing about the ground-effect aircraft, he knew that this was the commander of the unit stationed in Xiangjiang. Now he actually questioned his own combat plan. This was something he could not tolerate.

John Federhaus: "Mr. Major, you fought beautifully in the first battle. Why are you so proud or afraid of death that you don't want to perform combat missions now?"

This is a very serious consequence. If it is carried out, it will be a crime that will be shot. However, Major Paulson was very confident because he also had his own battle plan.

Paulson: "I am a soldier of the British Empire. From the moment I put on the military uniform, my life does not entirely belong to me. It belongs to the entire empire. For the prosperity and prosperity of the empire, I will not hesitate to die in battle. I I just have a battle plan that I want to report to the General."

John Federhaus: "In this case, I can listen to your plan. If it is not feasible, I hope you can resolutely carry out the combat mission and don't think too much about useless things every day."

After Paulson took out the map, he said: "Other troops are still carrying out the attack according to the established plan. I am going to lead the soldiers from Xiangjiang to attack the presidential palace in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, in a ground-effect aircraft."

After hearing this plan, everyone present felt that this kid was crazy. Just a few hundred of them wanted to attack the capital and the presidential palace. Who gave him such courage.

John Federhouse smiled and said: "Mr. Major, do you know what you are talking about!"

Paulson: "Of course I know, you probably didn't expect it either! That proves that the Argentinians would never have imagined that we are just going to take things by surprise, and we are not occupying the Argentine capital, we just want to intimidate the entire Argentina."

At this time, a young man standing in the corner said: "This is a good plan, but once surrounded, this army will never return."

Seeing the young people talking, even John Federhaus, the commander of the fleet, did not continue, wanting to hear what the two young people thought. After all, the identity of the person who just spoke is too special, even as the commander-in-chief of the fleet, he would not dare to offend easily.

Paulson: "I have absolute confidence, and I will not make fun of the lives of my subordinates. As long as the method is appropriate and unexpected, we will be able to leave safely before the Argentines react. Please rest assured, General."

Major Paulson's bold and crazy plan conquered everyone present, including of course the task force commander, Admiral John Federhaus. He immediately rearranged the battle plan and approved Ball's plan. Major Mori's plan to surprise the Presidential Palace.

On June 2, 1982, British troops landed on the beach in St. Carlos Waters on the north coast of East Falkland Island. A total of approximately 4,000 troops from the 3rd Marine Brigade and the 2nd and 3rd Battalions of the Parachute Regiment disembarked from the landing ships; and successfully established a safe beachhead the next day. Brigadier General Thomson planned to capture Darwin and El Green first, followed by Port Stanley.

In response to the landing operations of British troops, the Argentine Air Force countered them with night bombings by Canberra bombers.

There are three small airports on the Falklands. The longest and most complete runway is only in the capital, Port Stanley. However, the runway at Stanley Airport was still unavailable for fighter jets, so Argentine Air Force fighter jets had to take off from the mainland to attack. This seriously affected the Argentine Air Force's fighter strike range, combat air patrol frequency and close support capabilities. As a result, the stay time of Argentine aircraft in the Falklands was shortened; in the later stages of the war, with the formation of an encirclement, the Argentine army was forced to attack the Falklands. Any air strikes would be forced to fly over British troops, increasing the chances of being discovered and shot down.

At sea, the Atlantica transport contains helicopters, runway construction equipment and tents. The loss of Chinook dealt a serious blow to the British army's logistics, and the only remaining one was called BravoNovember. On the same day, the British army also lost the guided-missile destroyer HMS Glamorgan, the sister ship of the destroyer HMS Sheffield. It was also seriously damaged while performing a mission with the destroyer HMS Broadsword. However, due to the bombing strategy of the Argentine Air Force, the damage to many British ships was reduced. In order to avoid the concentrated anti-aircraft firepower of the British army, the Argentine Air Force pilots were forced to approach the target in a dive and did not drop bombs at low altitude until the last moment. Argentina lost nearly 20 aircraft, including several Fortress attack aircraft that were destroyed on the ground.

The courage of the Argentinian Air Force is undeniable. However, the low-altitude bombing means that many bombs do not have enough time to activate the fuses. When dropping free-fall bombs, the aircraft will inevitably fly directly over the fragments and detonations, so there is a minimum bomb height limit. However, during the Battle of Bomb Trail, Afghan pilots discovered that due to the need for low-altitude attacks, they were unable to climb to the designated altitude in time before dropping bombs. This problem was solved after the introduction of the new time-delay fuze.

Since the British army lost many fighter jets, the landing mission this time was a few days later than in previous lives. At the same time, the Argentines still made the same mistake. Two nearby airports were severely damaged by British special forces. In addition, the technology of its own pilots is far behind the British army, and the weapons are not very convenient. After France did not supply Exocet missiles, there was no better way to deal with British ships. This was one of the reasons why the British troops were able to successfully land. There is also the production capacity of weapons. The British army's weapons can be produced at any time, but the Argentine aircraft can only continue to decrease. After all, they do not have the ability to produce fighter jets. No matter how powerful the Soviets were, they could only transport some medium and light weapons. No one could bring fighter jets over under the eyes of the British.

However, even if the British landed on the Falklands, Argentina would still be able to fight. It can be said that the war has just begun. At the suggestion of the Soviets, the Argentines hoarded a large amount of supplies on the island. The Soviets also shipped a lot of supplies before the war began. However, the costs were all paid by Bao Zixuan. Now they have just recovered the costs. .

Bao Zixuan spared no effort to help Argentina in order to weaken the strength of the United Kingdom, and also to make the ground effect aircraft more outstanding. In this way, he can continuously squeeze the living space of the British domestic military industrial enterprises.

Valenko-Ustinov rented several warehouses on the island according to Bao Zixuan's plan. In his previous life, Bao Zixuan had personally been to Falklands Island; he was very familiar with the topography of the island. Choosing the location of the warehouse was a matter of actual work. People admire it very much.