hughk's Journal: Sand, Equipment and Maintenance

Some very intriguing snippets are slipping back from that little contretemps that is happening in the Middle East. It appears that the war in the middle east is proceesing somewhat slower than expected.

The military of the coalition has some excellent equipment, but it already appears to be needing some maintenance. Some of the captured soldiers were from a maintenance battallon.

One wonders how long equipment can last in these conditions before it requires overhaul, particularly with sand-storms as well.

The Iraqi equipment seems largely ex-Soviet. The Soviets designed stuff that can be used from Tundra to Desert, and almost everything imbetween. Someone once told me that it was reliably unreliable, but very quick and easy to maintain.