Which Edition's Timeline Is Most Plausible?

[Raellus]

I agree with you on the Spanish Army - both the V1 and the V2.2 basically ignored Spain - and there is no way they sit out the war - at the very least they would have sent a couple of divisions to fight against the Soviets or possibly even the Italians without overbalancing the NATO forces against the Soviets

Spain essentially sat out WW2 (aside from the Blue Division and secretly hosting German U-Boats). I don't see a particularly compelling reason why they couldn't/wouldn't sit out WW3 as well. Spain's geographic position on the Iberian Peninsula is such that the Spanish can viably do so, as there are few direct threats to their homeland (central Europe and France being buffers). Joining a war against the Soviet Union makes Spain a target, potentially for nuclear destruction, so, in many ways, Spain would have more to lose from going to war on team NATO than it would to gain.

I think this is especially true if one sticks to canon's treatment of NATO's other Mediterranean members, France, Italy, and Greece.

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[Olefin]

Spain essentially sat out WW2 (aside from the Blue Division and secretly hosting German U-Boats). I don't see a particularly compelling reason why they couldn't/wouldn't sit out WW3 as well. Spain's geographic position on the Iberian Peninsula is such that the Spanish can viably do so, as there are few direct threats to their homeland (central Europe and France being buffers). Joining a war against the Soviet Union makes Spain a target, potentially for nuclear destruction, so, in many ways, Spain would have more to lose from going to war on team NATO than it would to gain.

I think this is especially true if one sticks to canon's treatment of NATO's other Mediterranean members, France, Italy, and Greece.

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from what the Med Cruise says they didnt sit out and enjoy the ride - they got hit as well on their refineries - and what they did to Gib most likely spread a lot of rads over southern Spain

also keep in mind they sat out WW2 because their economy was in tatters after the Spanish Civil War - that is 100 percent not the case in 1996 - at the very least they would have sent NATO some brigades from the rapid action force after the Italians went on their little jaunt into Austria and southern Germany

[Raellus]

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In that case, I wonder why Spain wasn't included in the NATO Vehicle Guide.

Mr. Frey

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