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To: TheThirdRuffian

I don’t know. It would seem the M1 exposed the myth of Soviet/Russian armor when it dominated the feared T-72 in Desert Storm.


38 posted on 09/08/2014 12:41:44 PM PDT by edpc (Wilby 2016)
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To: edpc

In the fwiw dept, Iraq 2003, 73 Easterling I believe the battle was called. Soviet tank technology and tactics were destroyed.

Just sayin’...

5.56mm


74 posted on 09/08/2014 1:39:24 PM PDT by M Kehoe
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To: edpc

“It would seem the M1 exposed the myth of Soviet/Russian armor when it dominated the feared T-72 in Desert Storm.”

Again, nice equipment, but it didn’t change the war.

It’s like the VW Bug. I’d argue it was the most historically significant passenger car, ever.

And it was NEVER the best car.


107 posted on 09/08/2014 4:24:00 PM PDT by TheThirdRuffian (RINOS like Romney, McCain, Christie are sure losers. No more!)
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