Aerial superiority helps a lot, but ground to ground the locals have the upper hand just by knowing the area and their neighbors. The attackers may still win, but they’ll need more advantages and lots of good intel.
Never fight a land war in Asia. I heard that once in a documentary, “The Princess Bride”.
Vietnam had an air force, air defenses, and actually acquitted themselves fantastically against the US in the air. They had armor, they were a modern army. The VC was important, but less so than the NVA.
Aerial superiority helps a lot, but ground to ground the locals have the upper hand just by knowing the area and their neighbors. The attackers may still win, but they’ll need more advantages and lots of good intel.
Never fight a land war in Asia. I heard that once in a documentary, “The Princess Bride”.
My 2nd favorite documentary, after “The Highlander”
If they are being invaded, they also have the “advantage” of being a fucking ton of people.
Maintaining an invading army has completely different economic and social restrictions than just existing.
Vietnam had an air force, air defenses, and actually acquitted themselves fantastically against the US in the air. They had armor, they were a modern army. The VC was important, but less so than the NVA.