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British logistics in the Falklands War, a Common card
The 1982 British military campaign to recapture the Falkland Islands depended on complex logistical arrangements.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 85
- DEF
- 100
- Power
- 185
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 13,000
Ranked #472 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
British logistics in the Falklands War quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the British logistics in the Falklands War card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The ______ difficulties of operating 7,000 nautical miles from home were formidable.
Answer
logistical. The logistical difficulties of operating 7,000 nautical miles from home were formidable. From the British logistics in the Falklands War article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The ____ British military campaign to recapture the Falkland Islands depended on complex logistical arrangements.
Answer
1980s. The 1982 British military campaign to recapture the Falkland Islands depended on complex logistical arrangements. From the British logistics in the Falklands War article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
2019 Trump–Ukraine scandal. 2019 Trump–Ukraine scandal 100 · Pete Hegseth 94 · Ali Pasha of Yanina 90 · British logistics in the Falklands War 85 ATK in WikiCards.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The logistical difficulties of operating 7,000 nautical miles from home were formidable.
- The Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands came at a time when the Royal Navy was experiencing a reduction in its amphibious capability, but it still possessed the aircraft carriers HMS Hermes and Invincible, the landing platform dock ships HMS Fearless and Intrepid, and six landing ship logistics ships.
- To provide the necessary logistic support, the Royal Navy's ships were augmented by ships taken up from trade.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The British logistics in the Falklands War article was read about 13,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 85 and blocks with 100: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, British logistics in the Falklands War (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Kenneth Ian Griffiths, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
