> Superior armament, training, and tactics make a huge difference. The Republican Guard was absurdly outmatched. Re: training... arguably, the encounter occur

> Superior armament, training, and tactics make a huge difference. The Republican Guard was absurdly outmatched. Re: training... arguably, the encounter occurred in the way it did due to (then) Captain McMaster's aggressive advancement leading to the necessity of ignoring regimental orders not to become decisively engaged. What made the decisive difference was technology, specifically, infrared sighting and laser range-finders available to and used only by one side.