Editor's Foreword

MRL 105mm 4 SLAM Pampero
MOR 883: 81mm 492; 120mm 353 Brandt
SP 38: 25 M-106A2; 13 TAM-VCTM
AT
MSL • SP 3 HMMWV with total of 18 TOW-2A
MANPATS msl
RCL 150 M-1968
RL 385+ 66mm 385 M-72 LAW; 78mm MARA
AIRCRAFT
PTRL/SURV 10: 10 OV-1D Mohawk (6 with SLAR)
TPT 16: 1 Beech 80 Queen Air; 1 CASA 212-200 Aviocar;
2 DHC-6 Twin Otter; 3 G-222; 1 Gaviao 75A (Rockwell
Sabreliner 75A); 3 SA-226 Merlin IIIA; 5 SA-226AT Merlin
IV/IVA
UTL 3 Cessna 207 Stationair
TRG 5 T-41 Mescalero
SURVEY 1 CE-500(survey) Citation
HELICOPTERS
ARMED 6 UH-1H
SAR 5 SA-315B
SPT 3 AS-332B Super Puma
UTL 30: 5 A-109; 1 Bell 212; 18 UH-1H Iroquois; 6 UH-
1H-II Huey II
TRG 8 UH-12E
AD
SAM 6 RBS -70
GUNS • TOWED 411: 20mm 230 GAI-B01; 30mm 21
HS L81; 35mm 12 GDF Oerlikon (Skyguard fire control);
40mm 148: 24 L/60 training, 40 in store; 76 L/60; 8 L/70
RADAR • AD RADAR 11: 5 Cardion AN/TPS-44; 6
Skyguard
LAND 18+: M-113 A1GE Green Archer (mor); 18
RATRAS (veh, arty)
Navy 20,000 (plus 7,200 civilians; 27,200 in
total)
Commands: Surface Fleet, Submarines, Naval Avn, Marines
FORCES By ROLE
Navy Located at Mar del Plata (SS and HQ Atlantic),
Ushuaio (HQ South), Puerto Belgrano (HQ Centre)
EQUIPMENT By TyPE
SUBMARINES • TACTICAL • SSK 3:
1 Salta (GER T-209/1200) with 8 single 533mm TT with
14 Mk 37/SST-4
2 Santa Cruz (GER TR-1700) each with 6 single 533mm
TT with 22 SST-4 HWT
PRINCIPAL SURFACE COMBATANTS 14
DESTROYERS • DDG 5:
4 Almirante Brown (GER MEKO 360) each with 2 quad
(8 eff.) with MM-40 Exocet tactical SSM, 2 B515 ILAS-
3 triple 324mm with 24 A244 LWT, 1 127mm gun,
(capacity 1 AS-555 Fennec or Alouette III utl hel)
1 Hercules (UK Type 42 - utilised as a fast troop
transport ship), eq with 2 B515 ILAS-3 triple 324mm
each with A244 LWT, 1 114mm gun, (capacity 1 SH-
3H Sea King utl hel)
FRIGATES • FFG 9:
3 Drummond (FRA A-69) each with 2 twin (4 eff.) with
MM-38 Exocet tactical SSM, 2 Mk32 triple 324mm with
A244 LWT, 1 100mm gun
Latin America and the Caribbean
65
6 Espora (GER MEKO 140) 2 twin (4 eff.) with MM-38
Exocet tactical SSM, 2 B515 ILAS-3 triple 324mm with
A244 LWT, 1 76mm gun (capacity either 1 SA-319
Alouette III utl hel or 1 AS-555 Fennec utl hel)
PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS 15
PFT 2:
1 Interpida (GER Lurssen 45m) with 2 single 533mm
TT each with SST-4 HWT
1 Interpida (GER Lurssen 45m) with 2 single each with
1 MM-38 Exocet tactical SSM, 2 single 533mm TT with
SST-4 HWT
PCO 7:
3 Irigoyen (US Cherokee AT)
2 Murature (US King) (trg/river patrol) with 3 105mm
gun
1 Sobral (US Sotoyomo AT)
1 Teniente Olivieri (ex-US oilfield tug)
PCI 6: 4 Baradero less than 100 tonnes (Dabur); 2 Point
less than 100 tonnes
AMPHIBIOUS 20: 4 LCM; 16 LCVP
LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT 12
AORH 1 Patagonia (FRA Durance) with 1 SA-316 Alouette
III utl hel
AORL 1 Ingeniero Julio Krause
AK 3 Costa Sur
AGOR 1 Commodoro Rivadavia
AGHS 1 Puerto Deseado (ice breaking capability, used
for polar research)
AGB 1 Almirante Irizar
ABU 3 Red
TRG 1 Libertad
FACILITIES
Bases Located at Ushuaio (HQ Centre), Mar
del Plata (SS and HQ Atlantic), Buenos
Aires, Puerto Belgrano (HQ Centre),
Zarate (river craft)
Naval airbases Located at Trelew, Punta Indio
Construction and Located at Rio Santiago
Repair Yard
naval Aviation 2,000
AIRCRAFT 23 combat capable
STRIKE/FGA 2 Super Etendard (9 in store)
ASW 5 S-2T Tracker*
MP 6 P-3B Orion*
TPT 4: 2 Beech 200F Super King Air; 2 F-28 Fellowship
UTL 6: 5 BE-200F/BE-200M; 1 AU-23 Turbo-Porter
TRG 10 T-34C Turbo Mentor*
HELICOPTERS
ASW/ASUW 4 ASH-3H Sea King
UTL13: 3 AS-555 Fennec; 6 SA-316B Alouette III*; 4
UH-3H Sea King
MSL
ASM 21 AM-39 Exocet; AS-12 Kegler; AS-11 Kilter; AS-
25K CITEFA Martin Pescador
AAM R-550 Magic
Marines 2,500
FORCES By ROLE
Spt/Amph 1 force (1 marine inf bn)
Latin America
and Caribbean