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To: ATOMIC_PUNK
The Iraqi army is very substandard. The T-54/55's and the T-62s are so outdated it is almost laughable. Their most potent tank, the T-72 is still no match for American M1A1s.

The Iraqi artillery is actually pretty decent. Soviet made artillery in the 152MM caliber could actually outshoot American 155MM guns. That was before the American's developed the new Paladin system. Before with the older M109 artillery the guns had to be emplaced and manually set up and emplaced which took some time, then the guns had to be moved quickly to avoid counterbattery fire.

The New Paladin system in the M109 artillery is controlled by computers, they can Shoot and Move quickly. They don't have to emplace, they can get a fire mission, pull into a position, the computer aims the gun, and fire, then quickly move.

Iraqi artillery cannot match this new technology, Although the 152MM rounds have a longer range than the 155MM rounds.

For the most part the Arab nations poorly adapted the Soviet Military Tactics that they were trained in.

Soviet's and Chinese forces always fought in waves. The first waves had less developed forces, and substandard equipment, the idea was to get the enemy to waste ammuntion on the green and substandard waves, and then the vetern better equiped waves would overwhelm them later on. In Soviet/Chinese Marxist Communist ideology this was acceptable because people were expendable.

The Arabs are too cowardly to make this type of system work. As soon as they start taking substantal losses, then turn tail and run. With the outdated equipment that they have, they will take substantal losses, and as usual they will turn tail and run.

4 posted on 02/15/2003 10:56:28 AM PST by FF578 (Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just and His justice cannot sleep forever)
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8 posted on 02/15/2003 11:00:37 AM PST by Lunatic Fringe
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To: FF578
The Arabs are too cowardly to make this type of system work.

Yes. But they are certainly not too cowardly to cut the throats of defenseless women, murdering defenseless children and unarmed men, beating and executing women for the crime of not covering their faces. Reports of the cowardice and duplicity of Arabs goes back to the earliest reports by the colonial powers. The British treated them like children. A quote by one who has had extensive dealings with Arabs goes something like this: "You will find them in one of two places. At your throat. Or iunder your boot." They should be beaten into submission and we should confiscate their oil until the full price of their mischief has been paid. Then leave them to their self-made hell-hole.

9 posted on 02/15/2003 11:07:01 AM PST by Mad_Tom_Rackham
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