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Not to turn this into a military strategy thread but.... There is something to be said for highly mobile anti-armor weapons in possession of the defending forc
by papito 4y ago
Not to turn this into a military strategy thread but....
There is something to be said for highly mobile anti-armor weapons in possession of the defending force, but there is ample evidence that Russia simply does not have enough manpower to use its tanks properly.
* There are many cases in which a three-crew tank is manned by two people (there is no commander).
* They don't seem to have enough cannon fodder to act as a filtering force - the perimeter around armor to make sure they are not targeted with standoff weapons.
The reports of the tank's death are greatly exaggerated.
- jeffdn 4y agoNot to mention the ongoing proliferation of active protection systems — the Trophy APS[0] is a truly impressive[1] piece of technology. - [0]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trophy_(countermeasure) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trophy_(countermeasure) - [1]: https://youtu.be/uRJzcM5ETY4 https://youtu.be/uRJzcM5ETY4