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...I'm watching 9 Rota, and it reminded me of just how much Afghanistan looked and felt like I imagine the arid portions of Namibia to be from pictures and interviews I've read of South African soldiers.

So I just figured I'd throw this out there to let you guys mull it over: suppose in 1987 after the first deployment of the Olifant tank by the South Africans, Cuban forces are defeated decisively in the field (like...a regimental-sized unit is eviscerated) and SWAPO units are stopped as well.

So the Soviet Union decides to send a heavy multinational force consisting of two of it's own tank battalions and three West German and Romanian motorized infantry battalions. The tanks land in Luanda, while the West Germans and Romanians land hundreds of miles closer to the border at the airstrip at Benguela.

I'll be honest: I'm just spitballing here.

So...how do you folks figure the South African Army could handle itself against a fairly large, well-trained Warsaw Pact ground force in the late 1980s?
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