Originally posted by Aeons
Saudi has got all those nice air force planes just sitting around, getting dusty, waiting to blow # up.
Iran might have a nice big Army, but it won't matter if they get carpet bombed into a crater while on the move. Iran's army is best used
against....Iranians apparently.
The unfortunate reality of Iran's great military capability that they trumpet with weekly updates is that their equipment is woefully out of date.
Much going back to the days of the Shah. Their airpower is a complete bluff.
Sanctions make to difficult to get US and other Western parts. The Russians have been happily selling them dysfunctional out-of-date junk that
requires Russian made parts - often out of stock or inferior quality.
They have been using black market uranium with impurities causing a whole new set of problems.
There was a reason the much smaller Iraq was able to keep Iran at a standstill in a prolonged war in the 80s. Things are much worse for them now.
Iran could be taken out by one of it's neighbours, like Turkey, without raising a sweat. They are terrified the US, Israel, or some combination
might decide to pay them a visit.
All the breast beating is to intimidate hostile intruders.