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Originally Posted by copeab
I don't think modern ADWs would be any more common than operational aircraft in 2000. Most would be guns, which have a secondary role against ground targets, but are inferior to SAMs against flying things.
(I'll note that I see the supply situation as being worse than canon generally suggests)
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SAMs (at least man portable ones) will require a lot less maintenance than any aircraft. The are also more numerable to start with. Add to that the fact that many Apaches brought down in Iraq were taken down by RPGs and I still feel ground fire will come out with a serious advantage.