PT-76 Commentary
The PT-76 uses the same ammo as the T34-76mm, SU-76, and ZiS-3 anitank gun. I don't believe that ammo will be that hard to find for it, however, it would be of suspect quality at best, unless it is of new manufacture. Even the IDF reused the ones that they captured. The standard ammo loadout points to the role (24-He/Frag, 8 Heat, 4 Ap-t, and 4 Ap-t sabot), that of fire support.
Remember that tanks are a luxury, and anything with an gun and superior mobility (it floats) will count for something, especially in Eastern and Western Europe.
I can see a crafty tank commander adding an extra mg to the the turret for local defence/light aa and extra track links/armor side skirts to give some form of extra armour.
Spare parts and the like should be fairly easy to source as the chassis formed the basis of many vehicles of the Eastern Bloc, such as the Frog-7, Zsu-23-4, Btr-50, and others.
Not a vehicle to build a party around, but a "pick and flick" to use until it has been destroyed, catastrophically damaged or bartered for something with more value or utility.
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