Word: frogfoot
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Pentagon study estimates that the Soviets now have 105,000 troops there, up 30,000 since the invasion three years ago. It also charges that they have violated international treaties by using chemical weapons and "scorched-earth tactics." The Soviets have even deployed their brand-new Su-25 Frogfoot attack plane, designed to provide close air support in battles. Nevertheless, they have been unable to control the Afghan countryside. Says the study: "After more than three years, the Soviets find themselves embroiled in a counterinsurgency campaign that cannot be won with current force levels...
...Nicknames for Soviet planes are assigned by NATO officials. Bombers are dubbed with words beginning with B, such as Blackjack and Backfire, and fighters are labeled with an F, sometimes bizarrely, as in Foxbat and Frogfoot. The MiG and Su designations refer to two major Soviet design bureaus and honor the late Engineers Ar-tem Mikoyan, Mikhail Gurevich and Pavel Sukhoi...
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