Using tanks in modern warfare situations. Aren’t they sitting ducks if the opposition is equipped with anti-tank weapons? What are tanks good for in modern combat?

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Using tanks in modern warfare situations. Aren’t they sitting ducks if the opposition is equipped with anti-tank weapons? What are tanks good for in modern combat?

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They still have their role, but its becoming more and more of a niche role. Cost/benefit of big armored divisions is getting very skewed. There are so many ways to threaten them nowadays.

They must be integrated into a combined supporting force to be effective as others have said. Theyre function best for large scale maneuver warfare in relatively open terrain. But they are insanely resource intensive and the electronic/acoustic/visible signature of an armored brigade is massive. You cant hide where the location is. But fighting an armored brigade is obviously hard to do, and since an armored brigade is mobile, it forces the opponent to react SOMEHOW , even if that means hiding away in a city full of NLAWS. In a strategic toolset, an armored brigade is a sledgehammer. Its big, kinda slow, but its comin for you, and if you dont defend against it somehow, itll smash you to bits.