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To: SolidWood
Problem is, the veteran pilots of the Iran-Iraq war are either dead or retired by now, so the current generation of IRIAF pilots do not have the same level of training as their Gulf Arab counterparts, have older aircraft and no combat experience.

The UAEAF pilots are trained by the United States (same country who supplied the F-16 Desert Falcons). I bet my 2 cents that they would prevail over their Iranian counterparts in A2A combat.


12 posted on 12/24/2009 1:21:43 PM PST by myknowledge (F-22 Raptor: World's Largest Distributor of Sukhoi parts!)
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To: myknowledge
I bet my 2 cents that they would prevail over their Iranian counterparts in A2A combat.

Maybe if these mercenaries are paid enough by their Arab owners. ;o)

BTW what's the point of posting an oversized UAE roundel?

13 posted on 12/24/2009 1:30:35 PM PST by SolidWood (Sarah Palin:"Only dead fish go with the flow!")
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