• einfach_orangensaft@sh.itjust.works
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    1 month ago

    maybe a bit offtopic but:

    the whole “vietnam was farmers with guns” thing is a bit reductive, they had some kinda high tech air defense missiles too, you dont down a B52 with a ak47 and bamboo traps.

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      1 month ago

      They also had Russian pilots and aircraft pretending to be Vietnamese, operating from Chinese air bases.

      Plus some cutting edge Russian anti air equipment.