They never remotely stood a chance.
I think if the their government wasn't traitorous,they would have resisted far more and they would have caused far heavier casualties to the Azeris. They would have probably lost,but they could have probably achieved a far better deal at the ceasefire.
Their victory in the first Karabakh war was entirely due to the chaos within the Azerbaijani Armed Forces rather then performance by the Armenian Armed Forces themselves.
I agree that the Azeri Army was in complete chaos during the first war. But the Armenians are skilled and brave fighters. They've always been. But the numbers,both in manpower and equipment were on the Azeri side. Like you said though,they were in chaos. Corruption,incompetent officers,sometimes low morale etc.
An organized and properly structured Azeri Armed Forces at full readiness and fighting capacity was always going to come out on top, on top of that they simply kept on improving and reforming much of their doctrines and structures, not to mention having a technological edge in practically every single branch.
I agree,they were far better prepared and equipped this time. They had the technological advantage for years now. T-90 tanks,BMP-3s,MRAPs,artillery,S-300PMU2,Spyder,Barak-8 systems and even Buk-1M. Not to mention the UAVs...
The Armenians remained almost the same,having old Soviet vehicles and systems in their majority. Of course,we can't compare the economy and population of Armenia and Azerbaijan,but still. You don't buy used OSA AK from Jordan instead of new AA systems and call it a success.
In their infinite ignorance they thought they could repeat that borderline lucky success of the first war, as if the world stood still and no progress or improvements had been made in the slightest within their enemy's ranks. What a profoundly moronic policy, fueled by a deluded sense of security and superior capability even though they have done **** all for the last 3 decades.
Their defensive positions were extremely well-made and very strong,however two things they didn't expect:
1.The inability of their old,Soviet AA systems to destroy UCAVs
2.The fact that the Azeri army maneuvered past their static defensive lines.
Add to that,the fact that Pashinyan's government wouldn't send them reinforcements when they needed it. For example,they could defend against a certain point,but the reinforcements from Armenia would not be there.
Like you said,they probably thought the Russians would protect them,but the Russians got angry with the change of government.
He is talking his own personal opinion...Armenians in Iran are very well respected..I lived my teenage years in a neighborhood that had many Armenians..great people and well integrated with the Iranians..Iranians never look at someone religion ..we consider them all Iranians..Iran would never allow Arminia territory to be changed.
PersianNinja is a very weird poster. I know that most Iranians have good relations with Armenians and often visit Yerevan.
But this guy just...I don't know,he hates everything.
Armenia should take the loss and learn to live with their neighbors in peace.
Ok,go back to Pakistan and go to Azad Kashmir and live in peace with your Indian neighbors.
Armenians lost to Azeris because Armenians were using Indian weopns while Azeris were using superior Turkish and Pakistani weapons.
What Indian weapons did Armenians have?
Nothing. They had Soviet and Russian weapons and equipment.
