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To a western person the 1970s had Mig-23s and MiG-21s vs F-15s and F-16s so the west had the upper hand in air power then.
The slaughter over Lebanon in '82 reinforced that perception, though Schlesinger warned of new Soviet aircraft.
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NATO tanks vs Warsaw Pact tanks in 1975
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The slaughter over Lebanon in '82 reinforced that perception, though Schlesinger warned of new Soviet aircraft.
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The conflict in Yemen shows even the most expensive western equipment doesn't make you a capable combatant...
Experience in the Middle East needs to be taken in context... of course a tank will fail if you don't use it properly.
The point is that when kit is used by people who know what they are doing the results are more relevant.
Meaning much of the experience in the ME is useless.
Case in point where the Israelis used soviet kit it worked OK...
Or can I make the case that British aviation is superior to US aviation based on the results of air combat in the Falklands...
Experience in the Middle East needs to be taken in context... of course a tank will fail if you don't use it properly.
The point is that when kit is used by people who know what they are doing the results are more relevant.
Meaning much of the experience in the ME is useless.
Case in point where the Israelis used soviet kit it worked OK...
Or can I make the case that British aviation is superior to US aviation based on the results of air combat in the Falklands...