You still don't see the point I was making..A $50 projectile that stopped a $12 Million mastodonte, whether , it is stopped on its track or completely destroyed...a stopped tank is a dead tank.
Then where in the hell is your advantage?
The same will/would be done to your tanks.
Wrong again...The Algerian T72's are better than anything that you have in your arsena
An RPG-7 with a tandem charge would crack through any T-72 with ERA. The vulnerability of those tanks to the most basic of projectiles is clear for all to see, all you need to do is look at footage from Syria and Libya. How you could even compare a 2nd gen MBT to a 3rd gen is beyond me.
We don't have the numbers that matches Egypt, but in quality of the equipment, and the degree of training of the tank crews added to the system integration of the different arms (Air, Land, sea) on the battle field give Algeria a definite edge.
You're right. Egypt has more 3rd generation MBT's than the total number of tanks you operate. In terms of armour and land forces you have nothing that's qualitatively superior to that of Egypt. Anything to back up your claim about better trained tank crews?
You think Egypt doesn't have all arms integration? What is this the 90's?
Man, you still painting the wing tip and rudders of your airplane orange so you can recognize them
Both Israel and Egypt operate the F-16's. Wouldn't it be a good idea to have identifying features on your fighter, like you know a paint scheme or painted wing tips so air defence personnel (or any ground personnel) using sight to identify the friend or foe wouldn't incorrectly target you?
There's a reason why the M2K's don't have the orange wing tips and its because the IDF don't operate them.
radar on your fighters (F16) is the same one that was fitted on the F4 during the vietnam war..
The last F-4 variant produced by the United States the F-4E had a AN/APQ-120 radar while the first export blocks of the F-16A/B were installed with the
AN/APG-66 radar. The first blocks of the F-16 weren't BVR capable, future blocks produced were. All F-16A/B from
Peace Vector I (42 fighters) in Egyptian service underwent a MLU with the rest of the F-16 fleet bringing them up to B40 specifications which included the addition of
AN/APG-68(V8) radars. The recently delivered B52 falcons employing the AN/APG-68(V9) radar. You have no clue what you're talking about.
Nothing similar than on the one that equip the Turkish, not talking about the one equipping Israel
Sigh!
No IFF, no BVR capability
Sigh!
Beyond Visual Range= 20nmi or 37km
AIM-7F/M/M2 (operated on Egyptian F-16's)= 31nmi-41nmi or 50-70km
Egyptian F-16 with Bird shredder IFF
http://www.f-16.net/attachments/819207_265549723576017_1794467998_o_135.jpg
All Egyptian F-16s have IFF systems. If you can prove otherwise then do so.
That not the only weakness...
You don't say!
I know what I am talking, about...It is you that you are imagining things
Seriously, you don't.
Even you get the Longbow, which in the light of the circumstances to recent event in Egypt, the will have a mechanical radar not an ASEA that equip the Israelis.
Source!? Oh wait.......
Its not like they built ten Apaches in the last year is it?
You can keep your Hind. You won't find anyone else who would turn down something that can carry 16 Hellfire Missiles.
Kaddaffy's too...and there you prove my point...in the Egyptian's preparedness
Preparedness!?
Who would continue to operate large amounts of obsolete BM-21 and other soviet MLRS or artillery. Add to that the relics left by the British after WW1/2 and the arty used in 1948. The only reason we have a large quantity of artillery pieces in storage is that there's no economic benefit in scrapping them and no one would buy them.
Past events and past history speaks volume...No need to elaborate there
Really!? You want to go there?
Forget the article, just named it to have an overview...You forgot that Algerian troops were with you in the last two wars with Israel as well as during the attrition war...We learned a lot, it seem you didn't...
And thanks for your contribution. No one is dissing that. We've learnt more than you can imagine from the wars we've been through.
I guess being in the bosom of uncle Sam made you feel overconfident on capabilities you don't have..
Seriously, stop using platitudes.
Not really..Iraqi forces forces were better trained than Egyptian Army, If Saddam let his Generals conduct the war , instead of him, the outcome would have been different...
No. The Iraqis were outclassed in every department by light years. No one could have withstood the onslaught by American or coalition forces. If the army did stand and fight the war would have only been prolonged for a few weeks if not days.
You had skirmishes with Kaddafy and Sadat was beside himself stating that he gave Mouammar a lesson that he will never forget..Really did he? And if it was the case why didn't take the whole Libya!
What!?
It was a short lived border skirmish not an all out conventional war for territory. There was no plan to invade Libya......
He didn't , because he didn't have the capability, same with Moubarek who wanted to invade Sudan after his assassination attempt in Addis Abeba.
WHAT!?
And lately, if Egypt was a strong and well structured state, do they need half of the army and a tank division or more to free Ettahrir square from unarmed egyptian at a cost of 1000 + lives and countless wounded, where is your police? We have riot daily throughout the country, you don't see T72 for that, you see the police..
Central security forces and the Police cleared Rab3a and Alnahda. There were no tanks. Seriously, what in the hell are you smoking!
I know what I am talking about...You need to get on page friend! We can argue all day long if you want to...Egyptian Army is still a distant 3rd in Africa, after Algeria and South Africa.
SA barely has a standing army anymore.
