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Fully believable at this time that the mob whipped itself into a fervor and once the Soviets shoot someone in defense they would rush the embassy. No one really liked the Iranians though. If things go sideways Iraq may be able to tske advsntsge of things. Or the next leader steps up and...

That view that numbers have a quality of their own is just so wrong when you are dealing with hardware that is more than a half generation out of date. It means that the Soviets might see first hand what happened to the Iraqi Republican Guard first hand with their downgraded units. That sort...

This also means that once the West beats back or blunts the Soviet offensive their equipment quality and durability will start to drop. The best most reliable gear will be on the front. The Soviets will start drafting people from the factories, reducing efficiency. Eventually trained people...

Kinda. Their scientists, engineers and programmers were good, however their hardware suffered like everything else in the Soviet system. Poor reliability and an inability to push the number of systems needed. They lacked the number of computers needed to actually make use of all of the...