why tanks and APC’s exist separately? Why not make a tank that can carry a lot of soldiers?

Question

I guess what I’m asking is what are the different functions of the two types of vehicles? Why can’t militaries combine them?

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Answer 1

Is an APC not just a purpose built tank for carrying soldiers? Thats all it really is.

Think of “carrying soldiers” as a design constraint for the engineers. A tank that does not have that design constraint will obviously beat one that does.