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 used in isolation are very vulnerable in modern combat.

Attack helicopters used in isolation are very vulnerable in modern combat.

Infantry equipped with anti-tank weapons used in isolation are very vulnerable in modern combat.

All army elements are just pieces in a bigger puzzle. Tanks, mechanized infantry, air cavalry all have to be used together in a “combined arms” doctrine.

Tanks have their role, but they need to be supported by infantry and vice-versa.