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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Tanks carry powerful cannons, can move quickly, and require specialized weapons to take them out. Overall it’s a lot better for you to have tanks than to *not* have tanks.

Are they vulnerable in certain situations? Yes. But tanks are more mobile than a handful of dudes with anti-tank weapons. They can move and fire, and a group of tanks can be really tough to defeat. Plus, once you know where they are, the dudes holding the anti-tank weapons are also extremely vulnerable. They don’t have a bunch of armor protecting them. Their best defense is that the tank guy doesn’t know they are around. They lose that defense once they fire.