ArmchairPhilosopher
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Numbers aren't the answer to everything. Look at how vastly outnumbered Israel was in all of its wars, facing Arab opponents with mostly modern Soviet equipment. Look at how outnumbered Hezbollah was in 2006, without any armor to speak of or any air force at all.
Training, familiarity with terrain, preparation, and real combat experience generally trump numbers unless there is totally overwhelming air superiority, and even then not always (i.e. Hez in 2006).
The "75 divisions" was an exaggeration, but I think a seriously massive invasion force would be needed for a guaranteed defeat of SA and crushing of the apartheid state. Two or three divisions, as many men as that is, would likely result in a draw at very best, total defeat at worst.
Training, familiarity with terrain, preparation, and real combat experience generally trump numbers unless there is totally overwhelming air superiority, and even then not always (i.e. Hez in 2006).
The "75 divisions" was an exaggeration, but I think a seriously massive invasion force would be needed for a guaranteed defeat of SA and crushing of the apartheid state. Two or three divisions, as many men as that is, would likely result in a draw at very best, total defeat at worst.