Reforger 87

NATO in action.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoQbA_XSdPY
Oh Glory Days!!!

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They were proper exercises ā€¦ miss them

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Missed those by 3 years.
Seeing these images propels me to scenes from the book ā€œTeam Yankeeā€.

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Great book ā€¦ along with Red Storm Rising ā€¦

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If youā€™re not a Cold War modeller after all that then I donā€™t know what itā€™ll take(!)

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Great footageā€¦ back when all of NATO had actual armies and the equipment for them. :saluting_face:

And the man in the back said ā€¦ everyone attack :+1:

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M60 tanks and M60 machineguns. Those were the days.

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Thatā€™s a great video clip. Sort of like watching a ā€œTankogradā€ movie publication!

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So true! I just want to break out the Leopards and Chieftains from the stash now!

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Leopard 1A5s!

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Ahhhā€¦when the world was normal. Lol

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No Leopard 1A5 These were Dutch Leopard 1 V.

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Those were the days, beer, women and the odd bit of soldieringšŸ˜‚

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Indeed.

The unit we supported was Panzer Brigade 36. They were equipped with 1A5s. I loved the low growl their motors made.

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