Iranian military technology..

[gimpy117]

Originally Posted by Platapus

I would not knock "old technology".

Consider what the Afghans did to the Russians in the 1980's with "old technology"

Consider what Iran did to Iraq with "old technology" in the 1980's

Consider what Iraq did to the US with "old technology" during the Invasion of Iraq.

It is dangerous to underestimate what a motivated enemy can do to you with "old technology".

It does not matter much whether you are killed with a 2010 Hell-fire missile or killed with a bundled WWII ordnance IED.

It is not about the technology but the motivation of the soldier to his or her cause that wins battles.

okay...WE gave the Taliban new weaponry in the 80's such as the stinger missile. As to Iraq, casualty reports from iraq show that, although we lost many good men...the opposing forces lost many, many more. And a Bomb is a bomb. Sure, they can put TnT on a road and detonate with a car battery...but can their ordinance fly through a window or bust a bunker deep underground? Nope.

nice try, our military is Set up for a ground war vs. another nation. not gurilla activities. Iran would be toast. All the motivation in the world won't stop that hellfire from destroying your tank.

[Raptor1]

Originally Posted by gimpy117

okay...WE gave the Taliban new weaponry in the 80's such as the stinger missile. As to Iraq, casualty reports from iraq show that, although we lost many good men...the opposing forces lost many, many more. And a Bomb is a bomb. Sure, they can put TnT on a road and detonate with a car battery...but can their ordinance fly through a window or bust a bunker deep underground? Nope.

nice try, our military is Set up for a ground war vs. another nation. not gurilla activities. Iran would be toast. All the motivation in the world won't stop that hellfire from destroying your tank.

Mujahideen, not Taliban. The Taliban did not become a factor until after the Soviets withdrew.

Your point is valid, though. Those forces never actually tactically won a single major battle against their better equipped and trained enemies, they inflicted damage simply by continuing to exist and harass the enemy over prolonged periods of time. The French were under the impression that motivation won battles in 1914 as well and it did not do them much good.