“It would seem the M1 exposed the myth of Soviet/Russian armor when it dominated the feared T-72 in Desert Storm.”
Again, nice equipment, but it didn’t change the war.
It’s like the VW Bug. I’d argue it was the most historically significant passenger car, ever.
And it was NEVER the best car.
You may be correct up to point. However, the quality of the tank crews counts for very much in combat. Had those T-72s been manned by Soviet crews, the out come would not have been so lopsided. We would have still won, but at some higher cost in armor losses. Remember, during the mid 60s, the Israeli’s with a lot of WWII Sherman and Centurion tanks, kicked the hell out of the Soviet T-62s and 55s crewed by Egyptians and Syrians. Crew training and quality will usually trump equipment quality every time.