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Originally Posted by RN7
Although U.S. Abram's were been fitted with DU armour from 1988 I would not think all of them had DU armour by the Twilight War. Certainly baseline M1's with 105mm guns would not have had DU armour, and the M1A1's of national guard units like the 49th Armored Division would be among the last to be fitted with DU armour. So U.S. tanks in the southwest would in general not have the same armour protection as those on the front lines in Europe.
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I agree with you there as to what they would have been issued with - in fact with all the armor shipped to Europe that would explain the mix of armor they had - i.e. that they didnt have the most up to date versions, with most likely their M1 tanks being older ones without the latest improvements
I can see the Mexican's taking advantage of the inherent weakness a tank has in urban combat to hit them from the sides and the rear and even the top armor - similar to how the Iraqis took on the M1's during the fighting in Baghdad - to go after the M1 and M1A1 and M1A2 where they were at their weakest as to armor
I dont see them engaging those tanks in open combat out on the plains or deserts with much success - but nailing them with an RPG-7 on the roof armor in fighting in Santa Barbara - yup that I can see especially if the US units didnt have any air support to notice that they were about to get ambushed from roof tops (i.e. by late 1998 and 1999)