It seems to me that in the Falklands war, the big game changer was the Exocet missile. Without the Exocet, the Argentines would have been even more completely pathetic.
- Sukhoi Su-24
Attack aircraft
- The Sukhoi Su-24 is a supersonic, all-weather attack aircraft/interdictor developed in the Soviet Union. This variable-sweep wing, twin-engined side-by-side two-seater carried the USSR's first integrated digital navigation/attack system. Wikipedia
- Top speed: 1,315 km/h
- Length: 23 m
- First flight: July 2, 1967
- Introduced: 1974
- Manufacturer: Sukhoi
- Unit cost: 24,000,000–25,000,000 USD (1997)
- Engine type: Lyulka AL-21