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Default Re: A question for the Russians

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Would it be correct to say forces facing Central Europe (WGF) would tend to have the newer stuff while others would be maily equiped with earlier versions
As a general rule, yes. In practice it was not an absolute. Aside from obvious expections, such as T-80UDs issued to the
4th Guards tank division near Moscow, there would be units in Germany still using T-55s while units in some backwater would get T-72s or, in some cases, even T-64s.