Argentine Aircraft in the Falklands
Dassault
Mirage III
McDonnell
Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
IAI
Dagger
BAC
Canberra
FMA
IA 58 Pucara
Aermacchi
M.B.339
Learjet
35A-L
Dassault
Super Etendard
Lockheed
C-130 Hercules
Beechcraft
T-34 Mentor
Exocet
Anti-Ship Missile
| Type | High altitude, all-weather interceptor |
| Powerplant | One 13,668lb thrust SNECMA Alar9C turbojet |
| Speed (kmh) | 2350 at 12,000m |
| Range (km) | 685km on a low level mission with maximum external fuel |
| Service Ceiling (m) | 17,000 |
| Wingspan ((m) | 8.22 |
| Wing Area (m2) | 35.0 |
| Length (m) | 15.03 |
| Guns | Two DEFA 552A 30mm cannon each with 125 rounds |
| Bombs etc | 8,818lb on five external hard points, can include tactical nuclear weapons and a variety of ordnance |
| Crew | 1 |
| Type | Carrier borne attack fighter bombers |
| Powerplant | One 9,300lb dry thrust Pratt & Whitney J52-P-8A turbojet |
| Speed (kmh) | 954 at 34,000ft with a 4,000lb bomb load |
| Range (km) | 3,307 unrefuelled |
| Service Ceiling (m) | 14,935 clean |
| Wingspan ((m) | 8.38 |
| Wing Area (m2) | 24.15 |
| Length (m) | 12.27 excluding refuelling probe |
| Guns | Two 20mm Mk 12 cannon with 200 rounds per gun internally |
| Bombs etc | 5,000lb or ordnance, including missiles, cluster bombs and drop tanks carried on five external hard points |
| Crew | 1 |
| Type | Multi-role fighter |
| Powerplant | One SNECMA Atar 9C turbojet |
| Speed (kmh) | March 2.3+ |
| Range (km) | 1186 with 4700 litre's of auxiliary fuel in drop tanks plus 2 Air to Air missiles and 2600lb of bombs |
| Service Ceiling (m) | 17,680 |
| Wingspan ((m) | 8.22 |
| Wing Area (m2) | 34.8 |
| Length (m) | 15.65 |
| Guns | Two 30mm IAI/DEFA 552 cannon in the fuselage, with 140 rounds each |
| Bombs etc | 12,730lb of ordnance |
| Crew | 1 |
| Type | Bomber |
| Powerplant | Two Rolls-Royce Avon 206 turbojets of 11,250lb st |
| Speed (kmh) | 917 at 12192m |
| Range (km) | 4274 |
| Service Ceiling (m) | 14630 |
| Wingspan ((m) | 19.49 |
| Wing Area (m2) | 9708 |
| Length (m) | 19.96 |
| Guns | None |
| Bombs etc | 6000lb |
| Crew | 3 |
| Type | Strike aircraft |
| Powerplant | Two 978shp Turbomeca Astazou XVIG turboprops |
| Speed (kmh) | 500 |
| Range (km) | 350 radius of action with full weapon load on hi-lo-hi mission |
| Service Ceiling (m) | 10,000 |
| Wingspan ((m) | 14.5 |
| Wing Area (m2) | 30.3 |
| Length (m) | 14.253 |
| Guns | Four 7.62mm machine guns and two 20mm cannon, with 900 and 270 rounds per gun respectively. |
| Bombs etc | 3307lb of ordnance |
| Crew | 2 |
| Type | Trainer and Close support aircraft |
| Powerplant | One 400lb dry thrust Piaggio (Rolls-Royce) Viper 632-43 turbojet |
| Speed (kmh) | 925 |
| Range (km) | Combat Radius 593km on a hi-lo-hi mission with maximum war load. Ferry range 2110 km with external fuel |
| Service Ceiling (m) | 14630m |
| Wingspan ((m) | 10.85 over tip tanks |
| Wing Area (m2) | 19.3 |
| Length (m) | 10.97 |
| Guns | None internally |
| Bombs etc | 400lb of ordnance on six underwing pylons. Two inboard pylons can carry cannon or Minigun pods, and two center pylons are equipped for carriage of drop tanks |
| Crew | 2 |
| Type | Varied |
| Powerplant | Two 3500lb thrust Gareett TFE731-2-2B turbofans |
| Speed (kmh) | 872 |
| Range (km) | 4,240 |
| Service Ceiling (m) | 13,715 |
| Wingspan ((m) | 12.04 |
| Wing Area (m2) | |
| Length (m) | 14.83 |
| Guns | None |
| Bombs etc | None |
| Crew | 2 crew and 8 passengers |
| Type | Carrier borne strike-attack and interceptor fighter |
| Powerplant | one 11,023lb dry thrust SNECMA Atar 8K-50 turbojet |
| Speed (kmh) | 1180 at low level |
| Range (km) | 850 on a hi-lo-hi mission with one Exocet ad two external tanks |
| Service Ceiling (m) | 13700 |
| Wingspan ((m) | 9.6 |
| Wing Area (m2) | 28.4 |
| Length (m) | 14.31 |
| Guns | Two 30mm DEFA 553 cannon with 125 rounds per gun mounted internally |
| Bombs etc | 4,630 lb of ordnance carried on five external pylons, including Exocet missiles and refuelling pods |
| Crew | 1 |
| Powerplant: | 4 Allison T56-A-7 turboprops, 4050 hp each |
| Speed (Kmph): | 603 at 6100m |
| Range (Km): | 5470 |
| Service Ceiling (m): | 9145 |
| Wingspan (m): | 40.41 |
| Wing Area(m2): | 162.11 |
| Length (m): | 29.79 |
| Guns: | None |
| Payload etc: | 92 passengers or 35700lb freight |
| Crew: | 5 |
| Type | Basic Training and Light Attack Aircraft |
| Powerplant | One 715hp Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-25 Turboprop, with 492 litres of fuel |
| Speed (kmh) | 387 |
| Combat Radius with auxiliary fuel and weapons (km) | 555 |
| Service Ceiling (m) | 9,145 |
| Wingspan ((m) | 10.16 |
| Length (m) | 8.75 |
| Bombs etc | 1,200lb of weapons on four underwing pylons. These can include flares, practice bombs, incendiary bombs, antitank missiles, rocket or gun pods |
| Crew | 2 in tandem |
| Warhead: | 165kg Hexolite/steel-block, with a proximity |
| Length (m): | 4.68 |
| Span (m): | 1 |
| Body Diameter (m): | 0.35 |
| Launch Weight (kg): | 650 |
| Range (km) | 75 from high level launch |
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