Judging by the number of western vehicles lost to mines in the last few weeks alone they do not perform the same fighting a peer military with access to large amounts of modern equipment vs ill equipped militias fighting an insurgency

[–] Rapidcreek@reddthat.com 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You expect those vehicles will not be damaged by mines huh.

[–] FALGSConaut@hexbear.net 31 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No, but they haven't faced massive minefields, helicopter gunships, artillery, electronic countermeasures, airstrikes, etc when occupying Iraq or Afghanistan. Fighting guerrillas and fighting a peer army are two entirely different beasts, and we see the proof in more western tanks being lost in 2 months than USA lost in 2 decades in Iraq or Afghanistan

[–] Adkml@hexbear.net 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Also, America keeps losing wars to those guerilla fighters let alone an army with actual military doctorine