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Originally Posted by wabpilot
That is assuming a level of integration that may be far beyond the capabilities of the Iranians and their F-14s.
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Probably so ....... but let's toy with the notion a moment. What would it take for them to be able to do so?
Ie, they probably can't do it on their own, but could they do it if they hired engineers? Hired pilots? Hired SAM operators?
Is such so unreasonable? We've worried for years that the weapons capability of the Soviet Union might end up in the wrong hands. Well, these hands probably have the money to pay for such. Besides, if Iran is involved in state sponsered terrorism (not going to bother to research it) then just as they could pay others to do the dirty work, so they might pay others to do some of the fighting.
Likely? Don't know, I don't have access to that kind of data. But look a little bit beyound the box when estimating fights like these.
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