They did. Although good luck hitting anything other than the sky with a FAL on full auto.
The Falklands War 1982
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First Lt. Jose Daniel Vazquez, A4-C Skyhawk pilot during the war. He died May 30, 1982 during the attack on the aircraft carrier HMS Invincible. Vazquez was shot down by a Sea Wolf missile while firing its 20 mm cannons at the aircraft carriers.
It's hard to believe that it was over 40 years ago.
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At the end of the war, a British paratrooper and Argentine soldiers smile at the camera. The nightmare is over. The photo shows that human beings kill each other because they are told to, not because they want to...
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Detail in the hanger of HMS Hermes on their way to the war.
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Young lieutenant pilots of A4 B. Skyhawk.
Above, from left to right: Mario Callejo, Fausto Gavazzi (Killed on May 12, 1982), Voltio Delgado, Luciano Guadagnini (Killed on May 23, 1982) and Carlos Cachon.
Bottom: Carlos Antonietti, Jose Ardiles (Killed on May 1, 1982), Hector Sanchez and Danilo Bolzan (Killed on June 8, 1982).
Above, from left to right: Mario Callejo, Fausto Gavazzi (Killed on May 12, 1982), Voltio Delgado, Luciano Guadagnini (Killed on May 23, 1982) and Carlos Cachon.
Bottom: Carlos Antonietti, Jose Ardiles (Killed on May 1, 1982), Hector Sanchez and Danilo Bolzan (Killed on June 8, 1982).
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HMS Hermes in route to the war, 17 April 1982
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Argentine Marines, including their commander, Carlos Robacio, sitting next to a member of the British SAS, to whom he shows a combat knife, after our surrender.
With the rank of Frigate Captain, he commanded 700 marines and 200 soldiers added as reinforcements by the Army during the fighting at Mount Tumbledown, Sapper Hill, and Mount William. Robacio and his men fought until after the ceasefire order was issued. He requested a counterattack and was denied because the ceasefire was in effect. When Port Argentino (Port Stanley) fell, his group was the only one to enter with their weapons shouldered and was applauded even by the British for their courage, professionalism, and determination in combat.
Robacio reached to the rank of Rear Admiral. He died in 2011.
With the rank of Frigate Captain, he commanded 700 marines and 200 soldiers added as reinforcements by the Army during the fighting at Mount Tumbledown, Sapper Hill, and Mount William. Robacio and his men fought until after the ceasefire order was issued. He requested a counterattack and was denied because the ceasefire was in effect. When Port Argentino (Port Stanley) fell, his group was the only one to enter with their weapons shouldered and was applauded even by the British for their courage, professionalism, and determination in combat.
Robacio reached to the rank of Rear Admiral. He died in 2011.
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ARA Cabo San Antonio (Q-42) heading to Malvinas, March 28, 1982.
Hard to believe it was over 40 years ago.