Chapter 482: The Gentle Falklands (Gal. 5)
This plane is deranged.
Because of the two crossings, there is a big difference from the original history, but whether it is Andre or Nathan, it has not affected anything in South America.
Therefore, Nathan originally thought that South America would only break out in 82 years according to the original history, but now, who would have thought that it was only 80 years before something happened!
Nathan was strange at first, but then it didn't seem strange for Nathan to realize it.
After all, when Nathan came, he didn't affect the BS country for anything, and as a result, the BS country's order for the Tomcat fighter was also postponed for several years? If this kind of thing can be changed, what can't be changed?
Argentina in South America wants to attack early, which is understandable.
Besides, there may be the involvement of the Soviets in this matter.
The Soviets have already started the war in Afghanistan and will drag the Soviet Union into the quagmire of war, and the Hokkaido battlefield, I don't know if it will postpone the war, or even the war will disappear, and now, due to the stimulation of the Soviet Union, European countries have begun to prepare for war, and even Britain can cancel its antipathy to the war and attach importance to army building, which shows that the prospects of the Soviets are not optimistic.
So now, the Soviets have instigated a war in South America, wanting to involve Britain and make them powerless to interfere with the expansion of the Soviet Union?
This is the truth that Nathan came up with after calming down, and Nathan didn't know that it was really the case.
The Falkland Islands, known as the "Malvinas Islands" in Argentina. is an archipelago located in the South Atlantic Ocean. The main island is located about 500 kilometers east of the southern coast of Patagonia in South America, at about 52° south latitude.
The entire archipelago includes East Falkland, West Falkland and 776 small islands, with a total area of 12,200 square kilometers.
This is again a problem from the era of colonialism, after World War II, the British colonies began to continue to independent, and the empire finally began to decline with the collapse of the colonies.
However, there are exceptions, such as the Falkland Islands, which are British Overseas Territories, have always had internal self-government, and the United Kingdom is responsible for its defence and foreign affairs.
If you look at the map, you should know that this archipelago is 108,000 miles from Britain, but it is on the doorstep of Argentina.
As a result, Argentines look at the island in front of their house every day, with the British flag fluttering in the sky, and feel unhappy, which is normal. In their eyes, the Malvinas Islands are theirs.
This is still a product of the colonial era, and the British must hand over the Falklands!
But how could the British agree?
The British will never give up, after all, that huge empire has disappeared, the only few overseas territories, how can they let go easily?
In terms of location, it is also of great importance to the United Kingdom, and can be used as an important foothold in the South Atlantic for the world's navies. For a long time, the Argentines have been verbose, and the two sides have a war of words, even if it is, but now, the Argentines have finally made a move.
A group of Argentine hardware merchants, these patriots, landed on the island of South Georgia, located 1,390 kilometers east of the Falklands, where they set up camp and raised the Argentine flag.
For a long time, this island had no permanent residents, but it was part of the Falkland Islands, and in the eyes of the British, South Georgia was naturally British territory, but it was taken up by the Argentines.
This is the news brought by Major General Woodward's adjutant.
A group of Argentines ran to their own island and swore sovereignty!
Is this a big deal?
This kind of thing can be big or small. Anyway, when Nathan heard it, he already felt pretty bad.
"Does the Admiralty have a plan for dealing with it?" Maj. Gen. Woodward asked.
"No, we're there, we don't have any warships."
Over the years, Britain has declined, and the decline in economic strength has made the size of the British Navy continue to shrink, especially overseas bases far from home, and only a very small number of warships can be sent over.
And recently, due to the aggressive posture of the Soviet Union, they had to gather their own troops, so the troops in the overseas bases are also being withdrawn, and there is no decent armed force in the Falkland Islands!
Major General Woodward frowned, he pondered bitterly, and then said, "By the way, we are there, is there an icebreaker?" ”
Since Argentina is already close to Antarctica, it is considered a foothold for the Antarctic scientific expedition, and the United Kingdom also has icebreakers there, which belong to the equipment of the British Navy.
Now, thinking of this icebreaker, Rear Admiral Woodward continued: "Let this icebreaker of ours, with the Marines on board, go up and demolish this camp, drive those Argentines away, and if they don't cooperate, arrest them!" ”
"General, you must be careful, if you carry the marines, there will be more of them, because it is likely that these so-called Argentine businessmen are illegally armed with weapons, and there will even be Argentine troops stepping on the islands to protect them."
As soon as Nathan said this, Major General Woodard also frowned, yes, this is a big problem, those Argentines are really likely to stretch out their evil claws.
Major General Wooward knew that Nathan's instincts were very strong, and now, when Nathan said this, he had to be careful, if the Argentine army went up, what would it mean?
There could be a war.
The Argentines really pick the moment to stir up trouble in the Falkland Islands at such a time!
Europe is nervous, if they use force at this time, what should they choose?
"General, you have just extended an invitation to me, and I can reply to you now, if war breaks out in the Falkland Islands, then, I can help the British Navy." Nathan said.
It doesn't matter how he is in Hokkaido, anyway, President Carter is the Virgin, and he can't care about it, and now, it's been a long time, since the war broke out in the Atlantic, then he just went up and went around!
At this moment, the fighting spirit in Nathan's heart has been slowly recovering, and he knows that he can't do without the navy and the battle.
Compared with history, the Falklands War is no longer an isolated war, it has been integrated into the war with the Soviet Union for world hegemony, and the United States cannot afford to lose this war.
With Carter's character, maybe he will ignore it, and even shout for peace, so that Britain acquiesces to the status quo, and at this time, it is time for him to do his part.
What does it have to do with yourself?
Nathan vaguely felt that there were Soviets behind the scenes, and that had something to do with him!