Re:Does the Tank Have a Future?
by the_af on Wednesday June 15, 2022 @12:42PM
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> Tanks are much less reliant on complex electronics and manufacturing capability in order to be effective on the battlefield.
I don't disagree with your overall comment, but note the modern main battle tank is a really complex beast, both in sensors, gun control, and also defensive systems. Even Russian tanks are very complex (their current high losses notwithstanding), but Western tanks are incredibly complex. They are not meant to sustain heavy losses, they are designed to survive.
If modern weapons strongly reduce the survivability of tanks, at least the future of Western tanks may be in question.
I don't disagree with your overall comment, but note the modern main battle tank is a really complex beast, both in sensors, gun control, and also defensive systems. Even Russian tanks are very complex (their current high losses notwithstanding), but Western tanks are incredibly complex. They are not meant to sustain heavy losses, they are designed to survive.
If modern weapons strongly reduce the survivability of tanks, at least the future of Western tanks may be in question.