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The tank in the photo[1] is in what looks like a wooded area, driving along what might be a gravel walking path or road. While what you're saying is true it app

• PaulHoule 4y ago
  "Death from above" gets you when there aren't buildings around that is, tanks today face the dual threats of urban warfare and weapons that attack from above. T-80 derivatives were used in the Chechen wars and got a very bad reputation because those were destroyed in large numbers. Other tanks avoided getting a bad reputation in the Chechen wars simply because they weren't used. The T-90 has some real improvements over prior warpac armor but I don't think enough to make it survivable against Javelin and similar weapons. In particular they don't have an answer to the "whole tank explodes if the ammunition gets hit" problem. NATO was intimidated by the T-72 tank in the 1970s, the decision to go with manual loading as opposed to autoloading in the M-1 was controversial but turned out to be the right move because the M-1 has done very well in combat whereas all the warpac T-72 derivatives (like the T-90) have done poorly.