Idea for starting a campaign

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I want to try and start up a T2000 campaign when I get back to school in September, and I have the benefit of 100% of the people probably not knowing about the game.

I was thinking of starting them off during the Twilight War, with all the PCs being the crewmen in a M1 or M1A1 (or, God providing, an M1A2!!). Things start off great, they're blowing up stuff, and the 'war' is in their favor.

Then they get told they're pushing into Poland, around some random city named Kalisz (this would be 2 or 3 sessions in). Suddenly, things get darker and harder. Ammo and fuel are scarce, and the Pact forces are slamming NATO left and right in Kalisz.

As time goes on, what are the PCs gonna do about their wonderful tank? How will they adapt to their new-found freedom as military command collapses and the Pact forces rush in?

They'll probably go do something stupid and get killed, but that's besides the point...

Do you think this could work?