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AltairIV

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7. I've seen this before

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Thu Aug 21, 2025, 07:10 AM

Aug 21

Large professional standing Army vs. Insurgent guerilla forces who use small scale terror tactics and then blend back into the local population or disappear into the countryside which they know extremely well. Guess who wins?

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