The look of the Armies of NATO in 2000

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Originally Posted by Turboswede

I would agree comparisons to a twilight war scenario and the deployments to the Middle East over the past 20 years are essentially flawed because of unchallenged strategic superiority of Western forces. In the twilight war, especially after the nuclear exchange of 1997, the idea of a secure logistic base would be shattered.

That's a good point -- priority targets for missiles and air strikes under Soviet doctrine include to a large degree air bases and long, straight, wide roadways.