To: bondjamesbond
China is mostly also a harsh environment. In the African conflicts the same was said. Yet MPLA in Angola for instance became increasingly potent with advanced Russian gear, and gave the South Africans (who had a very good army then) a tough time.
However, I know nothing about Arab armies.
38 posted on
04/26/2006 5:43:55 AM PDT by
seppel
To: seppel
"However, I know nothing about Arab armies."
Overall, Arabs are personally very brave and good skirmishers and snipers, but don't organize very well at higher levels. The average soldier is uneducated, and the officers do a disproportionate amount of control work.
However, we're talking about Persians, who are different people.
46 posted on
04/26/2006 7:23:33 AM PDT by
GAB-1955
(being dragged, kicking and screaming, into the Kingdom of Heaven....)
To: seppel
"However, I know nothing about Arab armies."
Overall, Arabs are personally very brave and good skirmishers and snipers, but don't organize very well at higher levels. The average soldier is uneducated, and the officers do a disproportionate amount of control work.
However, we're talking about Persians, who are different people.
47 posted on
04/26/2006 7:23:36 AM PDT by
GAB-1955
(being dragged, kicking and screaming, into the Kingdom of Heaven....)
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