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Originally Posted by 69in2it69
But you acknowledge this a flat out lie? "They have no anti-aircraft equipment. Their radar is 100% annihilated. We are unstoppable as a military force," he said.
What you said and the above not equal...
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The F-15E was shot down by a shoulder-fired missile... does that count as "anti-aircraft equipment"? Probably.
I don't think it's going to make much of a difference for the Iranians in the weeks ahead. They got lucky. We'll figure out how to mitigate and neutralize the threat going forward.
Remember Operation Desert Storm (1991)? Gen. Schwarzkopf saw a total of 39 coalition aircraft shot down in the first 37 days of the campaign. Compare that to Operation Epic Fury, now in its 37th day.