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Early Access: Perfect Tank for WW3? (Patreon)

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2020-09-20 14:56:02
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T-72: The perfect Tank for WW3?

In this video Jens Wehner from the Military History Museum Dresden of the Bundeswehr and I talk about the perfect tank for World War 3 from the Cold War perspective. We take a look at the T-72, particularly in the context of the East German Armed Forces the National People's Army (Nationale Volksarmee) and the economic situation. Disclaimer: I was invited by Militärhistorische Museum der Bundeswehr Dresden in 2019. http://www.mhmbw.de/ Disclaimer II: Thank you to the Panzermuseum Munster for inviting me to Stahl auf der Heide 2019. Disclaimer III: Thank you to the Tank Museum at Bovington for inviting me to Tankfest 2018 & 2019. »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon, see videos early (adfree) - https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military-history-visualized » SOURCES « Our brains #ColdWar #PerfectTankWW3 #T72

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John aitken

Us Armchair generals like to think we know..history usually shows otherwise

Kris Leverich

An interesting scenario would be how Warsaw Bloc tanks would fare if turned against each other. Not sure about the veracity on this (from a cranky old Cold War vet), but he alleged that one of the US contingencies in a Soviet invasion would be to get small teams behind Soviet lines with local fluency to enable sabotage, defection or rebellion in less than enthused puppet state militaries staged in reserve along Russian MSRs. The thinking stemmed from arming Hmong militias in the central highlands of Vietnam to disrupts VC/NVA supply lines to the south. It was (allegedly) considered a possibility in the 80's if forward deployed Russian formations in increasingly resentful countries like Poland and the Baltic states suddenly departed to the west, leaving many non-Russian conscripts wondering if there may actually be an opportunity to break the Soviet grip on their country if (knowingly or unknowingly) in contact with western ground teams - or simply use the chaos to run. Imagine a scenario where a rogue armored brigade, even a company, used the vacuum to snap a Russian supply line for a few days and force the redirecting of frontline reinforcements to the rear? It's a doubtful and high risk idea, but crazier things were tried.