>>>Good enough against whom? Russian tanks are getting absolutely shredded by antitank personnel if reports are true. That's due more to shit tactics (exacerba

>>>Good enough against whom? Russian tanks are getting absolutely shredded by antitank personnel if reports are true. That's due more to shit tactics (exacerbated by the early spring thaw that has limited off-road movement) than to any specific limitations of their hardware. There is VERY little footage of dismounted infantry screening Russian tanks, or competent employment of other recon assets. Look up some ANNA News footage embedded with the Syrian Arab Army in Jhobar, a Damascus suburb. It took the Syrians years of errors/casualties, but they eventually learned to storm dug-in fanatical enemies in urban environments, and they did it with crappier T-72s than the Russians are fielding now. There is a plethora of modern ATGMs dumped into Syrian insurgent hands too. >>>Against M1 Abrams it isn’t even going to be a battle That's a crew quality issue as well. A T-90 or T-72B3 is absolutely a threat to an Abrams. >>>I question the use of tanks for anything beyond a support / artillery role at this point. Increasing urbanization/population densities worldwide make sweeping wars of maneuver across open terrain less viable. Tanks are useful in urban environments, but require well-trained soldiers experienced in combined arms (German Kampfgruppe in Stalingrad, US Army-Marine teams in Fallujah). >>>All tanks seem highly vulnerable to both air and Javelin-like AT. As my sister comment touches on, this is changing as tank protection moves away from thick slabs of passive armor, to every tank fielding active protection systems such as the Israeli Trophy ( https://youtu.be/6aA9HsmLHBQ https://youtu.be/6aA9HsmLHBQ ). <-- also some of the coolest footage of shaped charge warheads detonating. Combine an APS with a laser air-defense system either on another vehicle (current tech: https://www.armyrecognition.com/weapons_defence_industry_military_technology_uk/turkey_uses_laser_weapon_technology_to_shoot_down_chinese_uav_wing_loong_ii_in_libya.html https://www.armyrecognition.com/weapons_defence_industry_mil... ) or on the tank's turret (future tech), and these threats are moderately neutralized. Then the advantages of the main battle tank will be retained: mobility, protection, and firepower.