[Mr. Mojo]

Yep, which is the main reason the Russians cringe whenever Israel strikes Syria — it shows Russian equipment to be clearly inferior. And has for decades.

[Svartalfiar]

Yep, which is the main reason the Russians cringe whenever Israel strikes Syria — it shows Russian equipment to be clearly inferior. And has for decades.

True, but in a straight 1v1, Russia would easily win. Quantity is a quality all its own, and if Russia's willing to lose millions in their scorched-earth retreat from Germany and Napolean, I'm sure they don't mind losing more than the population of Israel to defeat it, if they really wanted to.