Quote Originally Posted by Aotrs Commander View Post
The sheer number of irregular and guerilla forces (some of them waaay too young) armed with AKs would seem to argue against that. Now, I'll grant you, such irregular troops are not up to the standard of professional soldiers trained in modern combat, head for head, but then again, neither are Wizards (seeing as how they have less knowledge of muggles than three-years olds and have to be told what "guns" are.) Wizards don't seem to do "cover" much either, but that's more a failing of sci-fi/fantasy in general (see: Star Wars especially the Clone Wars...)
Typically, irregulars and guerillas start off with a small core of people with combat experience (veterans of previous wars, remnants of a defeated army, or foreign advisors) that then provide training to the pure civilian recruits. Thus, the sort of training that is needed is given to them in some amount. Even then, it's rare to find a force of that nature that can stand up to an equal-sized force of proper soldiers. The nastiness of guerillas is that they can strike anywhere and are extremely difficult to find.