[Griefbringer]

Originally Posted by Suhiir

Then there's the problem that your opponents fire is always at least twice as accurate as yours

Not only twice as accurate, but also twice as likely to penetrate the armour. And the penetrating hits are twice as likely to actually brew up the affected vehicle. And if the enemy is actually hidden and totally unexpected (like Spanish inquisition!) those values might be even higher.

As for the NATO anti-tank capability in the 1960's, do not forget that the first anti-tank missiles in NATO armies start appearing as early as late 50's. For example the French in SPMBT get their first ATGMs (SS-11 and ENTAC) as early as 1957.