![]() ![]() In response, AAI Corporation began private development of a light tank hopeful of US Army interest. This gave rise to the Rapid Deployment Force/Light Tank (RDF/LT) specification requirement of 1980. One key ingredient in such a conflict would be rapid response and fluid mobility of forward operating forces and, to this end, the US Army sought to field a lightweight tank that was air-transportable and made ready within minutes of disembarking. Despite the advent of nuclear weapons, it would most likely remain a conventional war fought with conventional equipment utilizing the latest in technologies. As such, World War 3 would most likely focus in Europe and, like World War 2, rely heavily on mass armor formations fighting for control of key positions. ![]() In 1980, the Soviet Empire still remained the enemy of the day for America and her allies.
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