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Originally Posted by 95th Rifleman
The more I think about it, the more likely I believe that the extra tanks came from the Saudis.
They had no interest in the soviets winning and, for political reasons, wouldn't want to get dragged too deeply into the mess. Supplying the US army with tanks and equipment would of been a great (and relatively easy) way of providing material support without getting too involved and would explain a few grey areas.
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If GW1 (or 2 depending on your point of view) fits into Canon then if the Saudis
did provide those tanks they may well have been M1A2s. Although (unless there's a vehicle-specific breakdown!) M60A3s are far more likely...
as much as I hate to lean on Wackypedia for stuff, this is to my knowledge pretty accurate:
The army’s main equipment consists of a combination of French- and U.S.-made armored vehicles: 315 M–1A2 Abrams, 290 AMX–30, and 450 M60A3 main battle tanks; 300 reconnaissance vehicles; 570+ AMX–10P and 400 M–2 Bradley armored infantry fighting vehicles; 3,000+ M113 and 100 Al-Fahd armored personnel carriers, produced in Saudi Arabia; 200+ towed artillery pieces; 110 self-propelled artillery pieces; 60 multiple rocket launchers; 400 mortars; 10 surface-to-surface missiles; about 2,000 antitank guided weapons; about 200 rocket launchers; 450 recoilless launchers; 12 attack helicopters; 50+ transport helicopters; and 1,000 surface-to-air missiles.[3] In 2011, the Saudi-Arabian army has furthermore ordered 200+ German Leopard 2A7+ main battle tanks to extend their fleet.
The Saudis are, as of 2012 in our reality literally drowning in armor. Even in the T2k setting I'd wager they could shave off some wallowed out M60s and M113s to their US friends.
04-09-2012, 05:50 PM
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