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From: anthony@cs.uq.oz.au (Anthony Lee)
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Subject: Re: Obsolete Soviet Air Defenses?
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Date: 12 Mar 91 22:44:33 GMT
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From: anthony@cs.uq.oz.au (Anthony Lee)

In <1991Mar6.035834.22525@cbnews.att.com> MEDELMA@CMS.CC.WAYNE.EDU (Michael Edelman) writes:



>In medium and short range defenses the Iraqis were overloaded with radar
>guided guns (AAA). It was hypothesized that the Iraqis chose guns as they
>can also be used in a ground defense situation, and would have been useful
>in the war with Iran.

May I suggest an alternative reasons, in the Iran-Iraq war of the 
80s the two countries rarely used the full effectiveness of airpower.
Also closed air support was virtually unheard of.
Consequently there's very little need to develop air defence.
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