My background for T2K is pretty much straight Alternate History which diverges some time in the late 70s.
I combined elements from Harold Coyle’s “Sword Point” and “Bright Star” novels and the military scenario during the intro from this book...
https://www.amazon.com/US-Rapid-Depl...gateway&sr=8-1
But set them all in 1986 after Gorbachev is assassinated.
Lessons learned from a rather expansive Middle East conflict shaped US weapons procurement and also led to some structural changes.
Thusly, I had the XM800T ARSV, YC-14 transport as well as a myriad of vehicles based on the Abrams and Bradley chassis. Most of which were developed in real life but never entered service. Given the cost of vehicles based on a tank chassis many of these new vehicles were only found in the “Fourth Brigades”of the 4th Armored (raised in 1989 as part of a newly formed Heavy Expeditionary Corps), 1st Mechanized, 2nd Armored and 4th Mechanized (all of which had an extra Brigade that was forward deployed in West Germany).