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14 Jan 1988 Cuito Cuanavale

by XO BBHQ | Oct 19, 2024

Operation Hooper and the siege of Cuito Cuanavale begins in earnest. Cold War T-62 main battle tanks are brought into action for the first time by FAPLA

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