>Я вам верю, но как-то британские ВМС выглядят скорее как с уклоном в ПВО и ПРО, чем в ПЛО. Даже ПЛУР не было ни у кого ЕМНИП, Зато различные ЗРК в наличии.
И тем не менее, это был целый флот ПЛО в первую очередь. Насчёт ЗРК там кстати тоже есть:
It became clear that the most efficient air-defence system for the conditions around the Falklands available to the RN was the short range Seawolf missile. This was carried by the two Type 22 Frigates, HMS Brilliant and Broadsword and the Leander Class frigate HMS Andromeda. This system proved invaluable and indeed, was “the only defence that the Task Force had against Exocets.” (Preston 1982a: 82) The ships were however optimised for ASW. This shows the Cold War focus with the ASW platforms receiving modern, up-to-date short range air defence systems.
То есть то, что оказалось наиболее востребованным ЗРК - это ЗРК самообороны корабля ПЛО океанской зоны, вполне естественно входящий в состав боевых средств такого вымпела "на всякий случай" попадания в поле зрения как цели для советских оперативных ПКР.
Далее:
As a result of the issues the Type 42 Destroyers had in short range air-defence, Admiral Woodward introduced the ‘Type 64′ combination, whereby one of the Seawolf armed Type 22 frigates would provide short-range air defence for a Type 42 Destroyer. (Woodward 2003: 272) This indicated the limitations of the Cold War-designed warships. “The ultimate absurdity was reached when the area-defence DDG Coventryhad to be given a Seawolf-armed frigate, HMS Broadsword as an escort. Point-defence protecting area-defence?” (Preston 1982b: 4) This shows therefore that the Cold War posture of the RN did have an impact upon AAW during the Falklands War.
Дальнобойный "Си Дарт" был создан как средство валить одиночные Ту-16Р и Ту-95РЦ, выслеживающие цели в Атлантике, как вариант амеровых "Перри" с SM-1, пердназначенными для того же. И чтобы отражать атаки одиночных низколетящих целей, корабли ПВО (ЭМ УРО пр. 42) пришлось ставить в ордер с кораблями ПЛО, вооруженными ЗРК самообороны (ФР пр. 22) - в результате получая "проект 64";-))
One of the primary components of this within the task force was the destroyer force, which was designed primarily for long-range AAW in the North Atlantic against high-flying Soviet Bombers. “Our main role was to counter the threat posed by Soviet aircraft heading south over the North Atlantic with the ships’ long-range missile system, Sea Dart.” (Hart-Dyke 2007: 11) As such, Type 42 Destroyers, armed with Sea Dart suffered from a limited capacity to deal with short-range and low-flying aircraft and missiles. This demonstrates the Cold War impact upon the RN, that the ships and weapons systems were designed to engage a specific threat in a specific environment.
In addition to the problems with their armament, the terrain of the Falkland Islands hindered the Type 42 Destroyers long-range search radar which had again been designed for the open waters of the North Atlantic. This allowed Argentinian aircraft to utilise these shortcomings to great effect. “Time and again the Argentinian attackers came in low over the hills.” (Preston 1982: 103)
