Interesting, by the early 1980s, most of the French AMX-13 tank production was the 90mm and 105mm variants with many mounting quad SS-11 ATGMs.
Not only were there APCs but also self propelled howitzer and guns, and ADA variants.
One can almost see a Mexican Army purchase of 1-2 brigades worth from the French. Keeping the initial purchase at this level would give the Mexican Army a nice modifier against the light infantry/MP units that were fielded during the invasion as well as a useful force against what ever tanks the US could died in response.
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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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