It is always a long shot when an untrained opposition goes against a ruthless dictator with a well-equipped army. But tactical conflicts and the lack of clear goals are making it even harder.

乌合的反对派对抗训练有素、装备精良的暴君，本来就鲜有胜算，战术上的争执不下以及目标不明更使得雪上加霜。

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The U.S. Army Apache helicopter fleet is to be equipped with the DuraTherm ice protection system as part of the Block III upgrade program.

美军阿帕奇直升机将配备DuraTherm冰保护系统作为Block III升级计划的一部分。

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With the aid of military and naval experts hired in Holland, England, Scotland and Prussia he created and equipped a new-style army and built a Russian navy from scratch.

在从荷兰、英格兰、苏格兰以及普鲁士聘请来的军事以及海军专家的帮助下，他建立了一支装备精良的新式陆军，并从零开始建立了俄罗斯海军。

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It was a bitter defeat. But it made the North recognize the need for a real army one trained and equipped for war.

VOA: special.2009.08.27

The northern army was stronger and better-equipped.

VOA: special.2009.12.03

"We need an army of people who are equipped to know how to work at all levels and all scales, from protecting animals in the wild to providing shelter to them in zoological parks if necessary."

VOA: special.2010.06.22

Today, Chile's is the most modern and best-equipped army in Latin America, says Armen Kouyoumdjian, an adviser to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.

ECONOMIST: Chile

Although Congo has indicated that its troops have the capacity to deal with the remnants of Mr. Kony's Lord's Resistance Army, diplomats said its ill-equipped army is no match for the battle-hardened LRA fighters, who have spread their terror campaign in recent weeks, displacing thousands of locals in Congo.

WSJ: Uganda Steps Up Hunt for Kony

Its military force is small but far better motivated, trained and equipped than the Lebanese army.

ECONOMIST: Lebanon and Israel