The battle would be Turkish tanks vs Russian Air.
Turkey does not have the air power to defend those tanks from the Russian Air Force.
Maybe you're right but then, the Turks might buy air power from the USA, Chinese...or even from the Russians. The Russians would sell to ANYONE.
News WAS that many of the Russian planes are outdated and not well maintained. But, that may just be sour grapes from others.
If all else fails Russia nukes the sand. If you are going to use a nuke - an arid land full of Muslims is a no brainier for Putin. It would send a message to NATO and the EU about eastern expansion to boot.
“The battle would be Turkish tanks vs Russian Air.
Turkey does not have the air power to defend those tanks from the Russian Air Force.”
Russia can’t resupply their forces in Syria by air without flying through NATO air space. They can’t quickly resupply by water without sailing through Turkish waters. And Turkey has far more air assets in the region including enough in air defenses to shoot down anything the Russians put in the air FROM Turkey. This is Turkey’s home field. The Russians are going to avoid direct conflict with turkey there if they can. That’s why they’re starting this whole UNSC circus over the issue.