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South Atlantic War: Hostilities, 1-2 May 1982 - UK side

On 27 April the entire Argentine Fleet sortied from its bases to strike against the British Task Force, which thanks to effective reconassaince by Argentine Navy and converted civilian Boeing 707's, was known to be approaching the Maritime Exclusion Zone.

By 1 May, hostilties had commenced with the Vulcan raid on Stanley airport. The UK Task Force needed to conduct preliminarly SEAD, reconnaisance and diversionary operations. Both fleets sought to find and sink the others' carriers, using all of the assets at their disposal, although with diplomatic efforts limping on, the British had, at first, to contend with limiting rules-of-engagement.

This scenario is playable from both the UK side only (seperate scenario for the Argentine side) and covers 2 days of air, surface and submarine operations. It also incorporates the option to play the Black Buck 1 scenario - see that scenario for briefing details.

UPDATED 13 JULY 2020