Writing about war is difficult. Even more
difficult is to write about war that is only
a hypothetical possibility, just like the futu-
re conventional war in Europe. Scenarios of
such a conflict have been considered since
the end of World War II and till this day they
have influenced the organization, training
and equipment of military forces across our
continent and beyond.
Besides, most of the contemporary equip-
ment results from analyses made during the
Cold War. Soviet BMP-1 infantry fighting ve-
hicle was supposed to be an offensive tool
on flat European plains, with lots of rivers
and channels – the territory of Germany and
neighboring countries. That is why it was
built as an amphibious vehicle. Famous A-10
Thunderbolt II was created as Soviet tanks
kille, forming along with attack helicopters
and artillery, a part of the multi-layer sys-
tem that NATO intended to use against the
mechanized aggression from the East. Those
forces were to stop the Soviet Union from
expanding its domain over European are-
as that were rich in natural resources and
highly-industrialized.
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