Newbie(to here) with a Bren demilled kit

[TactAdv]

With regards to the Atlantic Conveyor, more kit was written off against that loss then actually went down on the ship. It was seen as a way to tidy up people's inventories.

....much more importantly, if offered a convenient way out, via "plausible deniability" for the embarrassed actors involved. A couple years back, a list of known MG-74 serials was presented to certain Austrian officials during an IWA show.....to say they were embarrassed and very unwilling to discuss the issue is a gross understatement. Austria doesn't do that, don't you know. Their unfortunate recent history and former predilections to get involved with unsavory historical affairs, and all.......Nope, never happened.

And yet, look here:

How'd THAT happen in this day and age of "responsible" arms transfers?? Move along, nothing to see here.......

[bigduke6]

Think someone has their wires crossed here, The " SS Atlantic Conveyor" wasn't intercepted..... it was hit on the 25 May 1982 by two Argentine Exocet missiles, twelve lives were lost, on re boarding the vessel, nothing was salvageable, it sank three days later whilst under tow.

[Brit plumber]

Agh yes, got my wires crossed. Who were these MG74s destined for?

[TactAdv]

Not sure; The story that has been told here for the last 20+ years was that these came off a ship destined to supply the Argentine forces, right before the party started. Argentina had supposedly gone on a harried last-minute shopping trip to find added things it desired as the situation was going hot. Said vessel thus delivering under quiet circumstance, the shopping bag full of goodies.

Such things being discovered, the ship was intercepted, goodies taken then as spoils.

That is the publicized story behind the guns here.

Would love to know more details, but over here, the whole "Falklands" thing draws less interest than watching the hose freeze in winter.
-TomH

[tankhunter]

Think someone has their wires crossed here, The " SS Atlantic Conveyor" wasn't intercepted..... it was hit on the 25 May 1982 by two Argentine Exocet missiles, twelve lives were lost, on re boarding the vessel, nothing was salvageable, it sank three days later whilst under tow.

The sinking of the Atlantic Conveyor was a Quartermasters Dream!....It was worked out much later after the campaign had ended. That hd the amount of kit & equipment actually been on Board.
That unit QMs claimed for, for their various Unit stores supplied to the campaign. Then the Ship would have sunk in the Harbour under the sheer weight. Of what was alleged to have been 'Lost in Action' & written off!

It sure did 'Balance the Books' for these 'Lucky' QM's. & tidied the paperwork up nicely!.....