Thanks again, all good points. I can barely use a microwave, btw. ;’)
In the late 1970s and early 1980s Iraq had a professional, well (enough) trained, and well-armed army, almost complete air supremacy, and total surprise. Iran was under embargo and couldn’t fly more than a couple of sorties, and after using up the Shah’s old inventory couldn’t supply ammo to its “troops” or artillery. And eight years later Iraq had to withdraw, having tried altered AAA guns to cope with overwhelming masses of infantry attacking small parts of Iraqi lines.
The mullahcracy has had over thirty years to reestablish Iran’s armed forces. Meanwhile in Erdogan’s Turkey the officers have been purged, investigated, purged again, demoted, and replaced with Islamicist amateurs.
I have a CCCP shoulder patch that was obtained under questionable circumstances, btw, one of two war trophies in my 'love me wall' from a war that was never fought.
Doctrine in training and arming and fighting are as important as just being armed and trained.
We shall see who does what when, and note it, and adjust our world-view as required.