Why are tanks still used in battlefield if they can easily be destroyed by drones?
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The reality is that tanks are awful to use in the current state of war. They produce a shit ton of heat so they’re easily spotted with anything thermal. They’re prohibitively expensive compared to how much utility they provide.
The reason they’re used is because they’re better than nothing, and at the very least, they’re a hell of a lot better than a soldier with a gun, bar few.
They’re effectively mobile artillery + mobile anti-personnel. They are a safe (very liberally applied meaning of ‘safe’ here) way to assert dominance over territory except when drones or artillery strike. They go out, shoot some rounds, tout around for a bit, and refuel. Repeat process. Same thing that infantry does, but with different logistics.
Also, artillery is currently a larger threat to tanks than drones, but both apply.
Artillery is and always has been the King of Battle.
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