1982年4月2日英国舰队从朴茨茅斯出发开往马岛(福克兰群岛)。当时英军指挥部可能只想到作战地区的潜艇威胁,对于来自飞机和导弹的空中威胁估计不足,甚至认为阿根廷空军受条件限制不大可能到达作战地区。这样,英国战舰在没有改善防空武器装备的情况下就启航了。出乎意料的是,1982年5月3日英国舰队中最现代化的战舰之一——“谢菲尔德”号驱逐舰遭到阿根廷“超级军旗”飞机的进攻,并被一枚“飞鱼”导弹击中,受到重创,最后战舰沉没。 April 2, 1982 British Fleet departs Portsmouth towards the Falkland Islands (Falkland Islands). At that time, the British Command might only think of submarine threats in combat areas and underestimated the threat of airborne threats from airplanes and missiles. They even considered the Argentinean air force as unlikely to reach combat areas. In this way, the British warships set sail without improving their anti-aircraft weapons and equipment. Unexpectedly, on May 3, 1982, one of the most modern warships in the British fleet, the Destroyer Sheffield, was attacked by a “super-military flag” from Argentina and hit by a “flying fish” missile , Hit hard, the last ship to sink.