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drunkmonkey · 03-24-2003, 08:20 PM

One thing that has really bothered me about this conflict so far is the total lack of the Iraqi Air Force. I have seen neither hide nor hair of its deployment.

the Iraqi Air Force was hit hard during the first Gulf War, I know. And the AL QUWWAT AL JAWWIYA AL IRAQIYA (IRAQI AIR FORCE) is notorious for playing cat and mouse instead of direct air-to-air combat, instead, relying on drawing fighters into surface-to-air zones. But Iraq still has a working air force with approx. 700 planes, with over 250 of them being attack aircraft (60 Mirage F1EQa, 100 MiG-21s and MiG-23s of various types with about 10 MiG-25s comprising the bulk of their attack aircraft). I have not heard one word about an attack by Iraqi planes or any Iraqi planes being captured or destroyed.

What are they waiting for?

I think Baghdad is going to be an interesting battle.

03-24-2003, 08:20 PM
drunkmonkey Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: behind you Posts:1,075,324 Posts: 799	One thing that has really bothered me about this conflict so far is the total lack of the Iraqi Air Force. I have seen neither hide nor hair of its deployment. the Iraqi Air Force was hit hard during the first Gulf War, I know. And the AL QUWWAT AL JAWWIYA AL IRAQIYA (IRAQI AIR FORCE) is notorious for playing cat and mouse instead of direct air-to-air combat, instead, relying on drawing fighters into surface-to-air zones. But Iraq still has a working air force with approx. 700 planes, with over 250 of them being attack aircraft (60 Mirage F1EQa, 100 MiG-21s and MiG-23s of various types with about 10 MiG-25s comprising the bulk of their attack aircraft). I have not heard one word about an attack by Iraqi planes or any Iraqi planes being captured or destroyed. What are they waiting for? I think Baghdad is going to be an interesting battle.