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r/todayilearned
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There’s a reason trench warfare hasn’t been a thing since.

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It worked against Iran in the Iraq-Iran war mainly because the iranian army was ill equipped and resorting to human wave tactics, the old adage about how Generals have a tendency to prepare for the last war definately applied there.

The ultra cautious approach to military inovation was compounded by Sadam Hussain's tendency to purge anyone considered a threat to the status quo

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See Ukraine war. Trenches for days

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Trench warfare is totally a thing and happens often. Just not on clear level ground where vehicles naturally dominate.

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