01 / Overview
Falklands War
Date
1982–1982
Type
interstate war
Battles & Operations
Duration
2 months 13 days
Participants
Weapon System
Outcome
decisive victory b
Conflict Intensity High
Duration
73
days
Human Loss
891
total
Intensity
12
deaths / day
Intensity Rank
#84
/ 362 conflicts
Casualty Rank
#74
top 25%
ⓘ Intensity is based on the average daily death toll.
02 / Sides
Belligerents 2 participants
03 / Battles & Operations · 25 records
Battle Operation Black Buck 1982 Battle Operation Rosary 1982 Battle Operation Paraquet 1982 decisive victory a Battle Attack on HMS Invincible 1982 Battle Operation Keyhole 1982 Battle Battle of Goose Green 1982 decisive victory a Battle Skirmish at Top Malo House 1982 decisive victory a Battle Invasion of South Georgia 1982 decisive victory b Battle Battle of Mount Tumbledown 1982 decisive victory a Battle Battle of Mount Harriet 1982 decisive victory a Battle Battle of Mount Longdon 1982 decisive victory a Battle Battle of San Carlos 1982 decisive victory a Battle Battle of Seal Cove 1982 tactical victory b Battle Battle of Two Sisters 1982 decisive victory a Battle Battle of Wireless Ridge 1982 decisive victory a Battle Bluff Cove Air Attacks 1982 decisive victory b Battle Mount Kent Skirmish 1982 decisive victory a Battle Battle of Murrell Bridge 1982 Battle Battle for Stanley 1982 Battle Sinking of ARA General Belgrano 1982 decisive victory a Battle Sinking of HMS Sheffield 1982 Battle Skirmish at Many Branch Point 1982 decisive victory b Battle Raid on Pebble Island 1982 decisive victory a Battle Operation Algeciras 1982 Battle 1982 British Army Gazelle friendly fire incident 1982
04 / Weapons & Equipment · 38 systems
WEAPONS & EQUIPMENT SUMMARY
Germany ORIGIN · COMPANY
Total 99 distinct systems
Avg. Equipment Age 21 years all equipment
Argentina 21 years avg. age
United Kingdom 21 years avg. age
MOST EXPENSIVE $121 Mn · 1979 Type 22 frigate
Weapons & Equipment38systems
Country
CATEGORY
6 inch/47 caliber Mark 16 gunNaval Guns635"/25 caliber gunNaval Guns37
ExocetShip-Launched Anti-Ship Missiles79M2 BrowningHeavy Machine Guns (HMG)90FN MAGGeneral Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG)89Avro VulcanStrategic Bombers82Carl GustafRecoilless Rifles81FIM-92 StingerMANPADS80Swiftsure-class submarineAttack Submarines (SSN)80M134 MinigunGeneral Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG)79LynxUtility / Transport Helicopters75Searchwater radarIntelligence / Recon Aircraft75Colt M1911Pistols74Lynx AH1Utility / Transport Helicopters74Handley Page VictorStrategic Bombers73+47more →
Sterling submachine gunMachine Pistols62
Beretta BM 59Battle Rifles66UziMachine Pistols62
SeaslugMedium-Range SAM32
L118Field Guns71
M26 grenadeHand Grenades73M79 grenade launcherStandalone Grenade Launchers51M2 BrowningHeavy Machine Guns (HMG)90FN MAGGeneral Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG)89Lockheed KC-130 HerculesTactical Transports85Lockheed KC-130F HerculesTactical Transports83Carl GustafRecoilless Rifles81ExocetShip-Launched Anti-Ship Missiles79M134 MinigunGeneral Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG)79Browning Hi-PowerPistols75Dassault Mirage 5Ground Attack / CAS Aircraft75LynxUtility / Transport Helicopters75Colt M1911Pistols74Lynx AH1Utility / Transport Helicopters74+44more →
L16 81mm mortarTowed Artillery & Mortars48
BL755Cluster Bombs & Dispensers70
AIM-9 SidewinderShort-Range AAM (SRAAM / WVR)69
French 100 mm naval gunNaval Guns70
Colt M1911Pistols74Sea WolfShip-launched SAM / Naval AAW65Sea SkuaShip-Launched Anti-Ship Missiles54
M3 submachine gunMachine Pistols60
M2 BrowningHeavy Machine Guns (HMG)90
M134 MinigunGeneral Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG)79M203Underbarrel Grenade Launchers73BlowpipeMANPADS30
Bofors 40 mm L/70Anti-Aircraft Artillery (AAA)72
FIM-92 StingerMANPADS80
FV101 ScorpionTanks42
9K32 Strela-2MANPADS44Each system appears only once in the list.
1M2 BrowningHeavy Machine Guns (HMG)90MASS2FN MAGGeneral Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG)89MASS3Lockheed KC-130 HerculesTactical Transports85MASS4Lockheed KC-130F HerculesTactical Transports83MASS5Avro VulcanStrategic Bombers82MASS6Carl GustafRecoilless Rifles81MASS7FIM-92 StingerMANPADS80MASS8Swiftsure-class submarineAttack Submarines (SSN)80MASS9ExocetShip-Launched Anti-Ship Missiles79MASS10M134 MinigunGeneral Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG)79MASS
05 / Outcomes
Outcome & Human Cost
Decisive Victory — Side B
| Side / Country | Military | Civilian | Displaced |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 190 | — | — |
| Argentina | 522 | — | — |
FIRST DEFENSE DEALS AFTER WAR 20 deals
Italy 
Ireland 
Mauritania 
Finland 
Ecuador 
Philippines 
Qatar 
Oman 
Pakistan 📚 Sources
- Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP)
- Correlates of War (CoW) project
- Official archives and academic literature