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I am not trying to resurrect the old Cold War arguements. I am just trying to find out what how M1s would have faired when they were expected to fight T-72As and maybe the sprinkle of T-64/80...
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They would have kicked ass and taken names, it wasn't until the T-72B that the base model M-1 really started to lose its superiority. They were probably crewed by the most trained motivated soldiers of all time form about 85 onwards. Flush with funding, well led, and part of a combined doctrine that truly made war a 3 dimensional affair vs an enemy who was poorly rained and unresponsive in the tactical enviroment. There are so many factors in play and most of them do not favor the WP forces.
The myth of the T-72's armor was proven in the Bekka Valley. The 105mm was ore than capable of dealing with it.