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Originally Posted by Sith
In 1999 the idea of adopting medium armor (Strykers) was beginning to take hold again, but it had not lifted off yet. When the Kosovo war ended the US and NATO were all set to waltz in and unilaterally dictate terms. That was until the Russians dropped an armored airborne division into Serbia and the US had no answer (the heavy force could not get there fast enough to impact diplomacy). Hence, the SBCT.
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You mean the 200 Russians serving as peacekeepers in Bosnia who drove to Kosovo in their BTRs and trucks?