Primary strategic threats, from a historic perspective, have always been Russia and Iran. Secondary threats that pose a considerable risk to our national security would have to be Kurdish Seperatism (aka a non-stable Northern Iraq), Greece and to much lesser extent Armenia, who are traditional allies/satellites of either Russia and/or the European powers that want to keep Turkey in check.lunatik, i was just wondering, what are turkeys main strategic threats?
I need to change my flag to Polish, whenever i read stupid crap like that i have a problem keeping calm.The old Egyptian Military is part of history. The new military with F-16s, M-1s, etc. come with the American "training regiment!" Poor performances in previous conflicts came about because they accepted the Soviet system, and they did not train their people well. When a country gets American Military equipment, a training regiment up to a certain level is required.
When a country gets on America's bad side (Iran, Venezuela, etc.) training and maintenance support is withdrawn. Parts and all sorts of support will have to come from countries that also have US equipment, "if" the US does not prohibit the distribution.
So, don't depend on poorly from the Egyptians troops as part of this equation. As for the match-up between the two tanks, their crew survival is very good. If maneuvering is part of the equation, the edge goes conclusively to the M-1.
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