Tourist,
"4th gen meets 1st gen fired ammunition - pretty much same result as 4th gen aircraft meeting 4th gen fired ammunition"
That's an arrogant statement that commanders the world over who have under estimated the enemy have lived to regret.
More than one way to take out 4th gen hardware without firing bullets / missiles at them.
The US military, one if not the worlds most advanced ..............
A bit of ANFO and det cord and hey presto, defeat the latest tanks with the best armour - so back on level playing fields.
Apache, latest technology, brought down by AA fire from old AA guns as well as RPG's, very much old technology.
Agree that if Iran was not under the regime, they would be a very progressive country. My father did many trips to Iran prior to the revolution, particularly Isfahan to help them build some plant or other. probably glad they didn't finish since it was metal related (IMI).
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