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Originally Posted by dragoon500ly
So the Mexican Army buying light tanks, very possible, equally possible is their suffering heavy losses, especially when going up against TOW/Dragon/Tank Breaker/Hellfire. Toss in M-48A5/M-60A3/M-1, and you heavy a nasty little surprise for the Guard and Reserve units, but one that would be quickly worn away by battlefield and maintenance losses.
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This. Even early-model M72 LAWs and old recoilless-rifles just taken out of mothballs would be able to defeat any of the tanks we've mentioned so far, including the AMX-30 and TAM.
What these AFVs do is give the Mexicans increased firepower and mobility. Coupled with surprise, this upgraded Schwerpunkt explains the dramatic early success of the Mexican invasion, and goes a little way in explaining why the Mexicans still hold territory in the U.S. in 2000 and beyond.