Why, in the advent of militarized drones, are tanks still in use?
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short answer, thier are things that tanks CAN do that drones CAN’T.
the fact that drones can, in some circumstances, kill tanks, does not make tanks obsolete, anymore than the fact a fist sized rock can kill humans makes infantry obsolete.
their are things that tanks do, that basically nothing else can do as effectively. tanks, even though they have vulnerabilities, are still very heavily protected and basically immune to anything that isn’t a purposed designed anti-tank weapon. they can deliver quick, accurate direct fire on a target, and get that fire support into firing positions over a wide range of terrains. it can sit in a defensive position for days with minimal resupply, and spring into action with almost zero notice. It can support infantry right up to and onto the objective.
some of those tasks can be done by other systems. basically nothing does all of them in a single package.
the tank will be retired not when some new weapon can kill it, but when some new system can do all its jobs as well or better than it.
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