2 hi res displays with TB to DVI-D under Bootcamp?

Hello:
I do CAD work in the construction industry, currently using AutoCAD LT on a 2008 MBP running Windows 7 under Bootcamp. As part of this process, I frequently print drawings and check them (mark them up) against a variety of consultants' drawings before they are issued. I would like to eliminate the paper elements of this process. In order to do so, I would need to run a 30" screen to display the consultants' drawings at a usable size (the printed drawings are up to 36x48), likely a 30" Apple Cinema Display or a Dell U3011, both DVI-D, both 2560x1600, while at the same time running a interactive pen display, likely a Wacom Cintiq 21UX, DVI-I, 1600x1200, (my own drawings are rarely larger than 11x17) so that I can effectively use the mark up tools in Acrobat Pro.
Will the new TB-equipped MBPs run this scenario with Windows 7 booted? Will display resolution be maintained? What external adapters/hardware might be necessary? Any idea which MBP might have the minimum graphics card for this (I'm pretty sure I'll end up with one or the other 15" model, as I don't really have much use for a 17")? Anybody have any experience with a setup like this?
I know I could buy a cheap (PC) tower with a beefed up graphics card to do this, but my job also involves a certain amount of travel and I would like to have my CAD work accessible with a minimum of hassle while on the road (without having to carry external drives or worry about whether or not I have saved the right files to my laptop). I know I could also find a PC laptop that would do this (and I may have to), but the rest of my life is pretty focused on the Mac, and has been for decades, and I am pretty leery of PC laptops in general. Finally, I know that I could probably set up some sort of common file area (a FAT partition?) and simply reboot as a Mac when the time comes to check drawings, but this seems cumbersome at best.
Any help or advice is appreciated.
Thanks.
Best, Marcel

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