No doubt that T-55s would be easier to maintain in the long run. The chief advantage of the M-1 is that it is damned hard to knock out. Still, after 4-5 years of a major war, I would really doubt that many Main Battle Tanks of any description would be in service. The older ones are too vulnerable to modern antitank weapons and the newer ones have too many hard to replace electronics.
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The reason that the American Army does so well in wartime, is that war is chaos, and the American Army practices chaos on a daily basis.
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