You dont really need the heavy armor to make it work - not when you have Soviet Division Cuba along for the ride - you basically have one heavy armored division fighting another one in Texas - and then a bunch of mechanized units with armored cars and APC's, some with TOW's fighting a single mech division that isnt even close to full strength, a very weak mech inf division, and a bunch of light units in CA - and AZ and NM basically left holding the bag trying to fight what they sent with reservist and NG units
and how do the Soviets send that armor across the Pacific - answer - the destroyer task force that took on the Virginia in Satellite Down - basically sent to escort three to four freighters with equipment and then destroyers lost against the Virginia - explains the Soviet equipment that was in City of Angels - i.e. 1a Brigada takes huge losses and gets re-equipped - by 2001 timing most of what they received is either gone from fighting or out of action due to maintenance issues associated with lack of spare parts and lack of trained maintenance personnel
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