Periodically I get reviewer grief for portraying Western armies slicing through their Soviet armed enemies without even breaking a sweat. I maintain, and will continue to maintain that Soviet equipment stinks.
Anyone see what the Israeli's did to the Egyptians? How about what the U.S. Army did to Iraq in Desert Storm? Look, guys I spoke with a few dozen guys who were at the Battle of 73 Easting, where the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment destroyed two Iraqi armored divisions, in a sand storm no less. Its all in A Line Through the Desert.
Look, I'm not saying that the Mig-29 or the Su-27 are bad aircraft per se. But being Soviet there will be technical and quality control problems and going into the 1980s and severe technological disadvantage.
At the above mentioned 73 Easting, the Iraqis were shredded by Americans armed with uranium depleted Sabot shells, night visions gear and GPS, the last of which is why they could navigate their way through the desert to begin with.
Now at hushkit.net a list of 11 awful Soviet aircraft.
Enjoy.
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