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Old 05-12-08, 12:57 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by Iceman
From what I see they have no airforce to speak of and the possibilites of any of our aircraft being shot down is minimal...
While certainly nothing that would stop them from being rolled in the long term, you'd be surprised what a country that can't feed or care for its people can afford:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar...orce#Equipment

Also, I believe the Chinese have recently upgraded their Air Defence system to be a truely integrated system. Which basically means a few SA-2s and other older SAMs sharing information.

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