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Old 04-02-2008, 23:49 PM   #169 (permalink)
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Only the boomers launched from the late 80s on. Before that, they had to goto Cuba to be effective.

But we're getting off topic. We have Soviet Field Marshalls telling us that they were never ready to march to the Rhine. They didn't have the numbers. These are retired officers invited to a NATO project to give an accurate assessment of the Cold War.

I, for one, find their views fascinating. Should we doubt their word?

If not, then, what was the realistic plan according to their doctrines? I think spoiling attacks against the BAOR, V Corps, and VII Corps are well within their capabilities.
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