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Originally Posted by NeonSamurai
Name one country post world war 2 that the US got into an armed conflict with that wasnt third or second world with a vastly inferior military vs the US.  That's my point. The only incident that comes even close would be when China got activly involved in the Korean war. |
You are forgetting the Soviet Union was actively (but covertly) involved in the Korean War.
The North Vietnamese had one hell of an Air Defense system. Their Air Force while small and low tech came as a nasty surprise (forgot how to Dog Fight we had… oh god I sound like Yoda). The USAF lost more F-4 Phantom IIs in combat than the NVAF lost total aircraft (382 to 200).
(Sourced tabulation of losses:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraf...he_Vietnam_War)
The NVA unlike the VCs was a real military while nowhere near as well equipped they were quite skilled and could gain the upperhand if you weren't paying attention. I've known some who fought them and they can attest to that.