Argentine air defences found at surrender. Defensas aéreas Argentina, encontrada luego de la rendición.

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Army

• 601st Air defence artillery group.
  • 1 Cardion TPS-44 long range radar.
  • 1 Roland SAM system.
  • 4 x Tigercat SAM triple launchers.
  • (6 x Skyguard fire control radars) controlling 12 x Oerklikon GDF-002 35 mm twin cannons .
  • 3 x Rheinmetall twin 20 mm anti-aircraft guns.
• B Battery, 101st Anti-Aircraft regiment.
  • 8 x 30 mm Hispano Suiza guns.
  • 10 x 12.7 mm machine guns

Air Force

• Airfield defence group.
  • 1 Westinghouse TPS-43F long range radar.
  • 1 Super fledermaus fire control radar.
  • 1 Elta short ranged radar
  • 3 x Oerlikon twin 35 mm guns. (3 guns later moved to Goose Green)
  • 9 x Rheinmetall twin 20 mm anti-aircraft guns. (6 moved to Goose Green)
  • Numbers of SA-7 and Shorts Blowpipe man portable short ranged SAMs.

Navy

• No. 1 Marine Air Defence Battalion:
  • 3 x Tigercat SAM triple launchers.
  • 12 x Hispano HS-831 30 mm anti-aircraft guns.

Totals: (47 x AA guns and 8 x SAM systems)

• 15 x Oerlikon GDF-002 35 mm twin cannons
• 6 x Skyguard and 1x Super fledermaus fire control radars
• 12 x Rheinmetall twin 20 mm anti-aircraft guns.
• 20 x Hispano Suiza HS-831 30 mm anti-aircraft guns
• 7 x Tigercat SAM triple launchers.
• 1 x Roland SAM system.

Argentine air defences found at surrender