• LeninOnAPrayer@lemm.ee
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    3 days ago

    I think you hit the nail on the head. Even without drones, they are awful I’m so much of modern warfare. If you’ve watched any footage out of Gaza you’ll see a dude pop up out of tunnel and just completely disable a tank without them ever seeing him. Tanks are quickly going the way of the cannon. In much the same way.

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      3 days ago

      That’s always been true of city warfare though. Tanks are not designed for that.

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      3 days ago

      Very true. I think the tank, much like the cannon, will still have its own niche use case but isn’t the silver bullet so many armies saw it as. Happens a lot I think

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        2 days ago

        It never was a silver bullet. They have always been best in open terrain and worst in terrain that allows infantry to hide everywhere.