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To: combjelly who wrote (229082)	4/15/2005 5:32:49 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 1577022

While the Stinger was effective, IMO the main reasons why the Soviet battle plan was ineffective were 1 - The lack of discipline of the Soviet forces in Afghanistan (the rebels bought some of the weapons from not just the Afghan government forces but from Soviet soldiers and officers), 2 - The lack of flexibility of the Soviet forces, 3 - Low morale among Soviet forces in Afghanistan, and 4 - The strong determination of the opposition to the Soviets. I do think the accounts of the incredible success of the Stingers are either inflated or where accounts from the initial uses before the Soviets came up with any response. Tim