IN BOOK MAPS
Map 1
Falkland Islands. Runways are shown as white dots and significant landmarks as black
dots. The six proposed amphibious landing sites are numbered. Along the east coast are three
symbols showing drop-off points for missions in June. (Drawn by M.R. Ibbotson)
Map 2
Comparing distances; a map of the combat area (upper) compared with the North Sea in Europe (lower). The dashed horizontal lines show the latitudes 52S (upper) and 52N (lower). Lines show distances in miles. (Drawn by M.R. Ibbotson)
Map 3
Plan views of the three aircraft carriers used, all to the same scale. The three primary fighter aircraft are shown in the same scale. An S-2E Tracker is shown on Veinticinco de Mayo’s landing strip, revealing the small wing clearance relative to the superstructure. All three carriers have a Sea King helicopter on deck. Hermes has a Lynx and VdM an Alouette III on deck. (Drawn by M.R. Ibbotson from rescaled plans)
Map 4
Schematic map showing Argentine and British ships (29 April–5 May). Positions of five British ships are shown: Invincible (I), Hermes (H), Sheffield (S), Coventry (C) and Glasgow (G). Curved dashed lines are Sea Dart ranges. Large dots: carriers; medium dots: destroyers; small dots: corvettes. The three SSNs are labelled. Splendid is shown at two times, 29 April and 4 May. The white dashed line shows her journey from 3 May onwards, as she tracked the Argentine
carrier and then left the area due to engine troubles. The small submarine is San Luis. Dashed black lines with arrows show the proposed Argentine routes of attack. Large circle: 200-nautical mile exclusion zone. (Drawn by M.R. Ibbotson)
Map 5
Map showing Stanley’s runway and late war air defences. The approximate locations of 35 mm and 20 mm AAA are shown. Locations of Skyguard (S) and Tigercat radars (T), plus Tigercat launchers are shown. Black lines reveal roads and tracks. Large spots show bomb craters from Vulcan Black Buck missions 1 and 2. The oval shows the approximate drop zone for the airburst bombs delivered by Black Buck 7. The crosses with missile symbols show Sea Slug hits. Three 1,000lb bombs dropped by Sea Harriers hit the runway (small dots). (Drawn by M.R. Ibbotson based on published photographic evidence (including Plate 15))
Map 6
Map of notable flight movements on 1 May. It shows three FAA ship attack missions (Torno, Rifle and Ruta flights) and three FAA combat air patrol missions (Ratone, Dardo and
Rubio flights). Finally, the aborted Exocet attack using Super Étendards is illustrated (dashed line s the cancelled route). Four Argentine aircraft were shot down. Three were hit by AIM-9Ls fired by Sea Harriers. The fourth was also likely damaged by an AIM-9L but was ultimately shot down
by Argentine AAA (GADA 601). I: Invincible; H: Hermes; Y: Yarmouth; B: Brilliant. Symbols show Mirages (Daggers and IIIs), Super Étendards, Canberra B62s, Sea Harriers and KC-130s. The x symbols show approximate locations of shoot-downs. (Drawn by M.R. Ibbotson)
Map 7
Map of southern Argentina and the Falkland Islands with the routes taken by four antishipping
strikes (see text). (Drawn by M.R. Ibbotson)
Map 8
Disposition of the British fleet on 30 May 1982. Stanley is 100 nautical miles to the west. HMS Invincible and Hermes are shown as silhouettes (large dots: locations). Numbers 2
and 3 show the flights of the second and third Sea Dart missiles fired by Exeter (white arrows). Chaff from Super Étendards is represented by small dots. The initial position of Andromeda’s reconnaissance Lynx is shown. One A-4 was shot down by Sea Dart and a second was likely shot
down by 4.5-inch flak shells. The black dashed line shows the Exocet’s path. (Drawn by M.R. Ibbotson)
Map 9
A contour map of Falkland Sound and San Carlos Water in the Falkland Islands on 21 May. Note the steep hills surrounding San Carlos Water. Attacks on 21 May 1982 are shown on five ships: HMS Antrim, Argonaut, Ardent, Brilliant and Broadsword. Black outlines of five aircraft
types are shown: MB-339, A-4, Dagger, Pucará and Sea Harrier. Crosses with names show shoot downs. A cross also indicates HMS Ardent’s final position. Thick white lines with arrowheads show shoot-downs with Sea Wolf (from Broadsword) and Stinger (SAS). Some locations have been adjusted for graphical convenience (e.g. Lieutenant Luna was shot down over West Falkland and
Lieutenant Arca’s plane crashed around Stanley). (Drawn by M.R. Ibbotson)