Overall I would say that there are some tanks that are easy enough to keep functioning, but the wear and tear of using them would be primary on the minds of those shepherding that resource. M1's wouldn't last long in an austere environment with no direct support. That is the one thing that the Russians had in their favor. Lots of the same type of vehicle...as opposed to NATO which had many different MBT's ect.
I would think Eastern Block tracked vehicles would be easier to keep running. To see a running M1 would be both a frightening and unusual experience in T2K. The commander would have needed to be thinking ahead and almost have his own maintenance crew and have stripped other vehicles prior to moving out. I'm not saying it wasn't done in numbers, and to a degree...farther back from the front lines, that might be possible.
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