Soviet Air Defense or "It really sucks to be an airdale over Russia!"

[Legbreaker]

Bagdad, hell, all of Iraqi for that matter, isn't really comparable to the Soviet Union in it's prime.
My guess is the Iraqis were poorly trained, poorly led and had virtually nil motivation. It's a miracle they hit as many planes as they did!
It could be said that more planes were probably shot down by "celebratory fire" (the practise of emptying mags into the air just because you're happy) than actual aimed AA fire.