List of weapons in the Falklands War

These are some of the key weapons of the Falklands War used by both sides. == Aircraft and weapons == === Argentina === ==== Combat ==== A-4B/C/Q Skyhawk (Argentine Air Force, Argentine Naval Aviation) Aermacchi MB-326 (Argentine Naval Aviation) Aermacchi MB-339 (Argentine Naval Aviation) Dassault Mirage III (Argentine Air Force) Dassault Super Étendard (Argentine Naval Aviation) FMA IA 58A Pucará (Argentine Air Force) IAI Dagger (Argentine Air Force) ==== Bomber ==== Canberra B.62 (Argentine Air Force) ==== Maritime Patrol ==== S-2E Tracker (Argentine Naval Aviation) SP-2H Neptune (Argentine Naval Aviation) ==== Reconnaissance ==== Cessna Citation I (Phoenix Squadron) Cessna Citation II (Phoenix Squadron) Hawker Siddeley HS.125 (Phoenix Squadron) Learjet 24 (Phoenix Squadron) Learjet 35 (Argentine Air Force, Phoenix Squadron) Learjet 36 (Phoenix Squadron) Lockheed L-188PF Electra (Argentine Naval Aviation) P-95 Bandeirulha (Argentine Naval Aviation) T-34C Turbo Mentor (Argentine Naval Aviation) Boeing 707-320C (Argentine Air Force) ==== Tanker ==== KC-130H Hercules (Argentine Air Force) ==== Transport ==== Aero Commander 500B/500S/680FL/690A/690B/690C (Phoenix Squadron) BAC 1-11 (Austral Líneas Aéreas) Boeing 737-200 (Aerolíneas Argentinas) Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander (Argentine Naval Aviation) C-47 Skytrain (Phoenix Squadron) C-130H Hercules (Argentine Air Force) de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter (Argentine Air Force) Douglas DC-3 (Phoenix Squadron) FMA IA 50 Guaraní II (Phoenix Squadron) Fokker F-27-400M (Argentine Air Force) Fokker F-28-1000C/3000C (Argentine Air Force, Argentine Naval Aviation) Mitsubishi MU-2 (Phoenix Squadron) Piper Aerostar (Phoenix Squadron) Swearingen Merlin (Phoenix Squadron) ==== Helicopters ==== Agusta A109A (Argentine Army Aviation, Phoenix Squadron) Aérospatiale Alouette III (Argentine Naval Aviation) Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma (Argentine Army Aviation, Argentine Naval Prefecture) Bell 205 (Phoenix Squadron) Bell 206 (Phoenix Squadron) Bell 212 (Argentine Air Force, Phoenix Squadron) CH-47C Chinook (Argentine Army Aviation) H-34 Choctaw (Phoenix Squadron) McDonnell Douglas MD500 (Phoenix Squadron) Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm Bo 105 (Phoenix Squadron) SH-3 Sea King (Argentine Naval Aviation, Phoenix Squadron) Short SC.7 Skyvan (Argentine Naval Prefecture) UH-1H Iroquois (Argentine Army Aviation) Westland Lynx Mk.23 (Argentine Naval Aviation) ==== Armament ==== Machine guns and cannons 7.62×51mm NATO FN Browning machine gun (FMA IA 58A Pucará) 20×110mm USN Hispano-Suiza HS.804 cannon (FMA IA 58A Pucará) 20×110mm USN Colt Mk 12 cannon (A-4B/C/Q Skyhawk) 30×113mm DEFA cannon (Dassault Mirage III, IAI Dagger) Rockets 127mm Zuni FFAR (Aermacchi MB-339) Air-to-air missiles AIM-9B Sidewinder (A-4Q Skyhawk) Rafael Shafrir 2 (A-4C Skyhawk, IAI Dagger) R.530 (Dassault Mirage III) R.550 Magic (Dassault Mirage III) Air-to-surface missiles Aérospatiale AM.39 Exocet - The Exocet is probably the most famous weapon of the war, sinking two British ships and damaging a third.

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List of weapons in the Falklands War

These are some of the key weapons of the Falklands War used by both sides. == Aircraft and weapons == === Argentina === ==== Combat ==== A-4B/C/Q Skyhawk (Argentine Air Force, Argentine Naval Aviation) Aermacchi MB-326 (Argentine Naval Aviation) Aermacchi MB-339 (Argentine Naval Aviation) Dassault Mirage III (Argentine Air Force) Dassault Super Étendard (Argentine Naval Aviation) FMA IA 58A Pucará (Argentine Air Force) IAI Dagger (Argentine Air Force) ==== Bomber ==== Canberra B.62 (Argentine Air Force) ==== Maritime Patrol ==== S-2E Tracker (Argentine Naval Aviation) SP-2H Neptune (Argentine Naval Aviation) ==== Reconnaissance ==== Cessna Citation I (Phoenix Squadron) Cessna Citation II (Phoenix Squadron) Hawker Siddeley HS.125 (Phoenix Squadron) Learjet 24 (Phoenix Squadron) Learjet 35 (Argentine Air Force, Phoenix Squadron) Learjet 36 (Phoenix Squadron) Lockheed L-188PF Electra (Argentine Naval Aviation) P-95 Bandeirulha (Argentine Naval Aviation) T-34C Turbo Mentor (Argentine Naval Aviation) Boeing 707-320C (Argentine Air Force) ==== Tanker ==== KC-130H Hercules (Argentine Air Force) ==== Transport ==== Aero Commander 500B/500S/680FL/690A/690B/690C (Phoenix Squadron) BAC 1-11 (Austral Líneas Aéreas) Boeing 737-200 (Aerolíneas Argentinas) Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander (Argentine Naval Aviation) C-47 Skytrain (Phoenix Squadron) C-130H Hercules (Argentine Air Force) de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter (Argentine Air Force) Douglas DC-3 (Phoenix Squadron) FMA IA 50 Guaraní II (Phoenix Squadron) Fokker F-27-400M (Argentine Air Force) Fokker F-28-1000C/3000C (Argentine Air Force, Argentine Naval Aviation) Mitsubishi MU-2 (Phoenix Squadron) Piper Aerostar (Phoenix Squadron) Swearingen Merlin (Phoenix Squadron) ==== Helicopters ==== Agusta A109A (Argentine Army Aviation, Phoenix Squadron) Aérospatiale Alouette III (Argentine Naval Aviation) Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma (Argentine Army Aviation, Argentine Naval Prefecture) Bell 205 (Phoenix Squadron) Bell 206 (Phoenix Squadron) Bell 212 (Argentine Air Force, Phoenix Squadron) CH-47C Chinook (Argentine Army Aviation) H-34 Choctaw (Phoenix Squadron) McDonnell Douglas MD500 (Phoenix Squadron) Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm Bo 105 (Phoenix Squadron) SH-3 Sea King (Argentine Naval Aviation, Phoenix Squadron) Short SC.7 Skyvan (Argentine Naval Prefecture) UH-1H Iroquois (Argentine Army Aviation) Westland Lynx Mk.23 (Argentine Naval Aviation) ==== Armament ==== Machine guns and cannons 7.62×51mm NATO FN Browning machine gun (FMA IA 58A Pucará) 20×110mm USN Hispano-Suiza HS.804 cannon (FMA IA 58A Pucará) 20×110mm USN Colt Mk 12 cannon (A-4B/C/Q Skyhawk) 30×113mm DEFA cannon (Dassault Mirage III, IAI Dagger) Rockets 127mm Zuni FFAR (Aermacchi MB-339) Air-to-air missiles AIM-9B Sidewinder (A-4Q Skyhawk) Rafael Shafrir 2 (A-4C Skyhawk, IAI Dagger) R.530 (Dassault Mirage III) R.550 Magic (Dassault Mirage III) Air-to-surface missiles Aérospatiale AM.39 Exocet - The Exocet is probably the most famous weapon of the war, sinking two British ships and damaging a third.

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