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Old 03-24-2008, 17:47 PM   #77 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Triple C View Post
Hey Stan,

Numerous US veteran tankers that served at the '80s I have talked to rebuked the RHAe figures cited by most websites as being too low for the M1 tank. Most of them are very tight lipped about the actual figures but all expressed a confidence in the qualitative superiority of their tank over any Soviet-made AFV and ATGM. Of course, it must be noted that they all have a healthy respect of the Red Army's fighting prowess during this period.
Indeed, their staying tight lipped is exactly what makes figures cited by most websites educated (or perhaps at times uneducated) guesses.
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