Could the USSR have won a prolonged Hot War in Europe?

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Originally Posted by raketenjagdpanzer

1950s, Maybe. However we were in full on must defend against the red hordes. The T34/85 and T54 and M47 and M48 were about par (if that matters). I think it's almost a coin toss.

That's an interesting analysis. From what I have read, the reliability of the T-34/85 was even worse than that of the T-44 and T-54 (that is, they all had a short MTBF and were disposable after around 500 klicks or so ... if they lasted that long) ... I know US WW2 tanks and Allied postwar tanks were much more reliable (longer MTBF), but, of course, there were fewer of them.

I suspect it would come down to who had the better support services, including TacAir ... what was the state of the USAF at the time?

Phil