Originally Posted by
aerobat77
I think syria - especially fights of aleppo - tells a lot like previously said . It tells russia had to try hard for a victory forcing some few thousands rebels out of a city where the rebels had no airforce, no airdefence systems and no sophisticated weapons at all
Now imagine a run for the entire ukraine ...
When we look at civilian sectors we see that current russian technology in aviation , electronics and other advanced products is highly inferior to western products and there is no reason to believe its different in military technology when we compare latest russian to latest us systems .
Its not about blaming or underestimating russian military, the problem is russia would like to represent itself as a world class hightech military superpower which it simply is not .
I don't see where Russia had to "try hard" in Aleppo. There was a lot of special ops involved with air support. Had there been a possibility to level the city, it would have been much easier.
Using your argument, we can come to the conclusion that the US military is inferior to just about anyone because they fled from Afghanistan after 20 years of having superior technology and boots on the ground (something Russia doesn't have in Syria other than special forces here and there) fighting against the same bearded guys with AK's, IED's and pick-up trucks.