Re: MBT's
BTR-50s would be fine for protected mobility in the rear areas, like the ex-UK Saxons the Ukranians were gifted. The Ukranians also apparently use the Saxon as an ambulance to take the injured from the initial aid post (in the brigade rear area) up to surgical units at higher level of command.
If anyone really needs them - perhaps put some in the overflow OOB (Red??) for the Russians. Probably only relevant to a scenario designer for "flavour", as who would actually buy one of those past about 1972?. If I'm playing the Soviets in the 60s and 70s, the Egyptians or whatever, I will always thake the BTR-60s as those are fast and have a capable 14.5mm cannon for dealing with "thin tin" APCs and scout cars, whereas the BTR-50 is slooow and usually just has a rifle calibre MG.
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