Again the issue comes down to availability of armor plate for the tanks. Producing light vehicles, trucks, Hummers, even military vehicles with lighter armor like Bradley, M8 AGS and M109 would be easier because they dont require the heavy armor plate that vehicles like the M88, the M60 and the M1 require. While you could build new factories the question is would there be enough time to get them up and running from say the beginning of the Russian invasion of China to before TDM?
That could also explain why the military took over the export production of the Stingray tank for its own use - its lighter armor would be easier to make and thus could make up for a shortfall in heavy tank production caused by a shortage of armor plate to make or repair tanks like the M1 and the M60.
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