I can provide some more insight into why the Seawolf clunked....The system had a computer logic problem when aircraft flew very close to each other and to the Radar would appear as a single target....if they then split up the system would crash as it would basically get confused and try to re-combine the radar tracks. Marconi engineers had to perform patches on the system. To be fair to Seawolf it was a brand new system at the time and only 3 ships had it (Brilliant, Broadsword and Andromeda). Its likely HMS Broadsword had the same issue whilst tracking the aircraft that came to attack them and Coventry, however they managed to reboot the system ready in time to re-engage but Coventry sailed into her LOS Radar Lock preventing a successful defence. The Type 64 Manoeuvre (Type 42 DDG and Type 22 FFG combined numbers) was untrained for and IMHO a fine idea under the circumstances....especially with They Type 42's antique Type 965 Radar system which handicapped its air defence ability with a blindfold
@petes87462 ай бұрын
As an ex GWS25 Seawolf 910 tracker maintainer on HMS Brilliant (long after the Falklands war) I can confirm that this is exactly what happened. The GWS25 Seawolf Threat Evaluation Weapon Allocation (TEWA) software calculation received many updates following the lessons learned during the Falklands war. In it's very early iterations it was easily confused by multiple, close proximity, fast moving, crossing targets and if the tracker was tracking a target at the time, the software unfortunately just reset the system.
@hantykje30052 жыл бұрын
Lesson hopefully learned: Never develop weapons that you do not intend to go to war with.
@paulwood58032 жыл бұрын
What a stupid comment.
@anselmdanker95192 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your service.
@stevenkay88894 ай бұрын
He is off the Brilliant right
@colinbarron410 ай бұрын
The GWS 25 version of Sea Wolf was not good at tracking low level targets so a back up CCTV guided mode was available in which the operator kept the target centred on the crosshairs of a TV monitor using a small joystick. HMS Broadsword shot down a Mirage on 21 May 1982 using this camera guided method and this kill can be seen elsewhere on You Tube. In later versions of Sea Wolf a better tracking radar was used based on the Rapier Blindfire radar and the CCTV guided mode was deleted.
@docdr71992 жыл бұрын
The text in the opening few seconds is incorrect... "The ship was equipped with the Seacat". It wasn't, but the title is correct.👍
@LegaseeWarVeterans2 жыл бұрын
Hi there, thank you, yes its been noted and we apologise. slight mistake but it will be corrected. Thank you for letting us know and thank you for watching. We hope you enjoyed the promo video, the full length video will be released in a couple of days. Have a great day and thank you for your support.
@docdr71992 жыл бұрын
@@LegaseeWarVeterans Video(s) is (are) very good and of interest. I served on HMS Broadsword for a spell after the Falklands conflict...
@LegaseeWarVeterans2 жыл бұрын
@@docdr7199 I can imagine you have some amazing memories of Her, from my knowledge i believe she is now part of the Brazilian navy?
@davidrobertson57009 ай бұрын
@@LegaseeWarVeteransit hasn't been corrected and it's the end of 2023
@richardvernon3172 жыл бұрын
Wrong. First Surface v Surface engagement in the Falklands was HMS Alacrity v ARA Isla de los Estados on 11th May 1982, where Alacrity sunk the Argentinian ship with 4.5in gunfire.
@MrLaizard Жыл бұрын
It cannot be the first engagement because Isla de los Estados was a supply vessel, thus it was just another cowardly attack by the RN