Sentence examples for forces lacking from inspiring English sources
The Chinese tactics have been likened to those of Russia during its 2014 intervention in Crimea and Ukraine, when armed forces lacking clear identification, known as "little green men", were unofficially insinuated into the region by Moscow.
In a stubborn battle, the mixed Indian and Japanese forces, lacking Japanese air support, were defeated and forced to retreat; the Indian National Army nevertheless for some time succeeded in maintaining its identity as a liberation army, based in Burma and then Indochina.
After a brief flurry of debate about a post-Cold War "peace dividend," that subject dropped into the void, while, for example, U.S. nuclear forces, lacking their major enemy of the previous several decades, remained more or less in place, strategically disoriented but ready for action.
According to historian Sanjay Subrahmanyam, The entire episode yields a rare insight into one aspect of war in the 18th century: the (Coorg) forces, lacking cavalry, with a minimum of firearms, lost every major battle, but won the war by dint of two factors.
Rebel forces lack training, discipline and leadership.
Russian forces lacked surveillance drones and night-vision equipment.
Afghan security forces lack the training, equipment and numbers to stave off the fundamentalist threat.
Yet Beijing's modest naval forces lack the means for any serious challenge.
Most Mexican police forces lack the means to investigate corrupt officers or evaluate police performance.
Defense secretary Ash Carter said the Iraqi forces lacked a "will to fight".
At the outpost, Lieutenant Bismillah's optimism was tempered by worries that his forces lack firepower.
