Originally Posted by
typerated
Does anyone remember when there was thinking that the Warsaw Pact might reach the English Channel in a week or two? 48 Hours even!
It was hard to believe even then – If the T-72 was as unreliable as Chieftain they would not have got any to Gutersloh !
I think thats what the public were led to believe and it helped support budget uplifts for defence. The powers that be knew via BRIXMIS that the Warsaw Pact weakness was logistics.