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To: Edgerunner
Then the Hizzies will die...

Hopefully. God be with the IDF, however. The Hez seem better disciplined than the typical Arab fighter, and the Iranians and Syrians have reportedly been supplying them with high quality military equipment: night vision goggles, body armor and etc. Also the IDF will not be able to use some of their traditional strengths such a maneuver and mobility. They'll have to plow right into the fortified positions rather than bypass them.

It could be a tough and costly fight.

72 posted on 07/24/2006 8:27:48 AM PDT by Stultis (I don't worry about the war turning into "Vietnam" in Iraq; I worry about it doing so in Congress.)
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To: Stultis

>The Hez seem better disciplined than the typical Arab fighter, and the Iranians and Syrians have reportedly been supplying them with high quality military equipment: night vision goggles, body armor and etc. Also the IDF will not be able to use some of their traditional strengths such a maneuver and mobility. They'll have to plow right into the fortified positions rather than bypass them.

>It could be a tough and costly fight

Body armor doesn't help too much against 155mm HE or 500 lbs bombs. Simply keeps the Woggie peices together to make burial easier for the IDF GRU units.


81 posted on 07/24/2006 8:43:50 AM PDT by MindBender26 (Having my own CAR-15 in RVN meant never having to say I was sorry....)
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To: Stultis

They have no artillery - the IDF can sit back and pound them at will.


103 posted on 07/24/2006 9:42:37 AM PDT by gura
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To: Stultis
Also the IDF will not be able to use some of their traditional strengths such a maneuver and mobility. They'll have to plow right into the fortified positions rather than bypass them.

They still have air power, which comes in mighty handy against fortified positions.

150 posted on 07/24/2006 1:42:29 PM PDT by Coop (No, there are no @!%$&#*! polls on Irey vs. Murtha!)
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