> mig 29 34 Moderately potent and modern aircraft. But only 34...
> su 24 86 Ground attack. > f-14 247 Good luck getting spares... > f-7 287 Chinese MiG-21 knock-off > f-4 472 Good luck getting spares... > f-5 197 Obsolete (unless its the CHINESE F-5 [MiG-17] knock-off, which is hopelessly obsolete...) > rf 4e 32 Photo-recon. > total 1355 What's your source on these? Some of the numbers--especially F-14s--are a little suspect. I don't have a listing of how many F-14s were delivered, but most must be in a marginal state by now, I'd think. > granted most are old a large amount is current production local variants of > current and old designs. and all are loacted within strinking distance of I don't think Iran has a local aeronautical industry, beyond general maintenance and spares production. > iraq. they have a armoured force of between 650-1000 armour units (ranges > depending on location of info) most are russian T-54 - T-72's with a mix of > almost every nations hardware filling out the numbers. We already know what happens to T-72s when hit just about anywhere except the engine compartment... > now lets be honest and not cocky like rumsfeld and go with not enough troops > off the start, and admit that there would be significant us losses if such > an event occured. If the Iranians tried to contest an alerted US Army in open battle, the numerical differences would be minimized by superior US technology, equipment, and training. If, however, the Iranians could infiltrate bodies of infantry into the cities and engage US troops there, the story would indeed be quite different. Damon. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
