First, Albania took the initiative in strategic decision-making, but misjudged that Britain would not go on an expedition, and overestimated national feelings and military strength. Its decision is based on wishful thinking. Although Britain rushed to fight in the early stage, it responded quickly, made accurate decisions, objectively and soberly assessed the situation, adopted a decisive and positive strategic policy, focused on military struggle, and took a multi-pronged approach of politics, diplomacy and economy, fully mobilized all favorable conditions at home and abroad, gave full play to its overall advantages, and finally headed for victory.
Second, in the deployment of troops, the Afghan army made a wrong judgment on the international situation, the British attempt and the strategic direction. After Britain sent troops, it thought that Britain would attack Argentina and defend its homeland with a large number of troops; Deeply wary of Chile, a neighboring country with territorial disputes, a large number of elite armored forces were deployed on the border; In the Falklands Theater, the West Island near the mainland was not fully utilized, and only 3% of the troops were deployed. On the East Island, the main force is concentrated near Stanley Port, and other areas are scattered and guarded, so there is not enough mobile force for the British army to take advantage of.
Third, in terms of tactical guidance, the Afghan army was passive in thinking and inflexible in tactics, and did not use the most effective aviation to attack the most important logistics ships with the weakest defense ability of the British army. This was the biggest mistake. In the history of war, it is extremely rare for the defender not to attack the long and fragile supply line of the attacker. The British army has correct strategic guiding ideology, flexible and diverse tactics, and is good at grasping key links and striving for initiative. If the South Island is captured first, it will not only boost morale, but also gain a foothold and a forward base, killing two birds with one stone. Another example is the sinking of the Albanian cruiser in one fell swoop, which greatly shocked the Afghan army and forced its navy not to fight.
Fourth, in terms of the command system, the Argentine Joint Command exists in name only, and it cannot assume the role of strategic command and coordination. Senior generals of the upper-level leading group, including President galtieri, have no actual combat experience and lack command literacy. Theater commanders Lieutenant General osvaldo Garcí a, General Juan Rembado, General Brigadier General menendez, etc. Very common. They did not seriously organize the preparations for landing resistance, and their operational command was not tenacious. Many places quit without a fight. Britain set up the wartime cabinet as the supreme commander, centralized command and dispatch of all services and government departments to make them coordinated. Entrusted command mode is adopted, that is, the front-line commanders are given full command of the war zone, and important actions outside the war zone and related to the war process are decided by the wartime cabinet. This highly centralized and extremely flexible command system has enabled the British army to give full play to the overall power of joint operations of various services and arms. Major General Woodward, commander of the British army, and General Moore, brigadier general, are outstanding people with high military quality and rich experience.
Fifth, in terms of combat readiness, although Albania has the determination to seize the Falklands, it has not made long-term ideological and material preparations. It has not invested enough troops in the Falkland Islands to gain an advantage. In addition, Argentina does not have its own defense industry, and it does not need to reserve important strategic materials at ordinary times. The United States and Europe imposed an arms embargo, and the consumption of aircraft and missiles was not supplemented, which led to the exhaustion of the Arab Air Force, which directly weakened the attack power in the later period. In addition, the Afghan army's peacetime combat readiness is poor, which affects its own combat effectiveness. In particular, 40% of the bombs dropped by the Afghan army did not explode because the bomb fuses failed or expired. The British army believes that if all the bombs dropped by the Afghan army explode, the losses of the British army will reach an unsustainable level. The British army usually has a high degree of combat readiness, and 60% of warships can be put into battle at any time, with sufficient material reserves. Its army is a well-trained standing army, which often drills in various climates and terrains and can quickly enter the war. In particular, only 80% of the logistics ships in Britain are requisitioned from civilian ships, so only a special requisition plan and modification plan for civilian ships have been completed in two or three days, showing amazing efficiency.
Sixth, in terms of logistics support, the Arab side did not seriously organize logistics after occupying the island. First of all, it didn't build an airport of the necessary scale on the island, which made the Afghan plane take off only from the mainland far away from the war zone. Due to the limitation of the operational radius, the operational effect was greatly affected. Secondly, the shortage of materials on the island, the consumption after the war and the blockade of the British army made the supply of the Afghan army a fatal problem. The troops are short of food, clothing and ammunition, and they can't fight at all. On the contrary, the logistics support of British troops far away from home is excellent. They have established a midway supply base in Ascension Island, a forward supply base in South Georgia Island and a beachhead supply base in San Carlos. They used modern sea and air transportation, and after careful scientific planning and organization, they continuously replenished the troops, ensuring that every British soldier could have two hot meals a day, new warm clothes and sufficient ammunition, and four medical ships provided medical and health care. In terms of communication security, in addition to using American communication satellites, 26 radio transmitting stations have been opened in Gibraltar, Ascension Island, Canada and New Zealand. In addition, the task force itself has complete electronic equipment and strong interference and anti-interference ability. Make the communication between the fleet and the mainland smooth.
These circumstances show that Argentina is very hasty in preparation.