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Argentina's missed chances in the Falklands War

Better Argentine command, supply, and troop care could have exploited Britain's extremely long logistics line.

Question

Could competent Argentine command have changed the outcome of the Falklands War?

Short answer

Yes; Argentina had real chances if it had cared for its troops and used its forces to disrupt Britain's long logistics line.

Notes

British victory was not automatic. Argentine forces had opportunities to win if they had deployed coherently, supplied and fed their personnel, and attacked the tenuous British communications chain. Britain operated roughly 8,000 nautical miles from home, making logistics a potential operational centre of gravity.