I completely agree with you about their impact. Its one of the things that the GDW modules completly missed and one of their biggest failings. Which is why I am about to go out on a limb and follow Chico with a non-canon timeline addressing stuff like that.
Look at New America. While they are a lot better armed than the average civilian or police force a few Shermans or Sheridans would be a lot more than they could handle in most places.
And while they couldnt stand up to real MBT's unless you are on the Mexican front you wont be seeing MBT's to fight. At best you might be up against an armored car or truck armed with machine guns.
And if the non-canon Mexican Army sourcebook I saw a few weeks ago is indicative of what Mexico has then a Sheridan could still be very effective against them.
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