a significant portion of the military would defect by default, even 10% would be a disaster for the government. then also many gun owners are former or current soldiers and police officers. tanks, jets and everything fancy needs logictics to function. part of your logistics is your own industry and working population. if you bomb them, you also bomb your own logistics. completely leveling cities of millions will only strengthen foreign support for the rebels and alienate the government from all relevant diplomatic relations. bombing these cities to teh ground requires munitions, which need to be paid for, manufactured and transported. 3 key point in logistics. the government would actively destroy the first 2 and be vulnerable to the last via convoy ambushes or sabotage. > bro just increase security lol increasing security for convoys and installations would cost even more money and resources. soldiers would be spread thin. the government would massively increase its popularity by issuing a stricter draft.
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