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Funny thing is....they generally got what was current, along with training. They used Soviet arms and doctorine, but always got beaten. Naturally, it was always blamed on substandard performance of the arab personnel, not the equipment or tactics.

I think the ass-kicking Hussein received in 1991 demonstrated to the Russians once and for all they were outclassed by us conventionally.

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Funny thing is....they generally got what was current, along with training. They used Soviet arms and doctorine, but always got beaten. Naturally, it was always blamed on substandard performance of the arab personnel, not the equipment or tactics.
I think the ass-kicking Hussein received in 1991 demonstrated to the Russians once and for all they were outclassed by us conventionally.
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C’mon. Ever heard “monkey model” term? It is coming after reports by Soviet technicians and military advisors learning the results of Arab-Israely Wars. These same people learnt Iran-Iraq War as well.
The main idea is about people who can’t read and write and barely able to count are unable to utilize tank sights from post-ww2 era.
At the same time this Soviet gear served pretty well to Iraqis against US gear Iran had and even better to Indians agaist Pakis.