Quote Originally Posted by rory_20_uk View Post
I'm with HoreTore. Post WW2 the USSR had the most fearsome army on the planet. Allied tanks were a joke, but had better planes and Navy. The reason the two sides didn't go for each other was that neither side saw a way of winning without losses that were so vast as to make any victory pointless.

The Germans would have taken the Russians with more preparation - especially if the Italians hadn't screwed up in the Balkans. Attack as the Spring progresses. There was basically the one chance - but with their nukes no chance.

Sorry, but I disagree.
Russia had two main advantages:
Terrain/hometurf
Good armour

The US had:
Significant anti-government forces (Tzarists amongst them) to coordinate with.
Better airforce.
Much better economy.
More professional military.
Better equipment overall.
Large recruitment pool.
The burnt out ends of Europe.
The fact that there would be no war on their turf.
The fact that Russians could not take much more war.
The possibility of China aiding the invasion.
The possibility of aid from the many liberated countries that Russia would be broken into.

etc.