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>73 Easting was a question of optics quality and nothing else.
No. There was also serious issues with the Iraqi units not communicating with eachother effectively or even doing shit as basic as posting out sentries. There really were a lot of instances at Easting where the Americans rolled up to Iraqi positions finding that they hadn't mounted up in their vehicles or were manning their fighting positions. While the Americans had a major advantage thanks to their thermal optics, I'd argue their proficiency advantage was greater. And it was both compounding together that made Eastings such a one sided turkey shoot.

>Pic related: The 1 Bradley the US lost at 73 Eastings in exchange for 300+ Iraqi Republican Guard AFVs