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>All I can say is I would rather be an infantryman than a tank operator. You still should be tank operator rather than infantryman. If you are in a tank peopl
by shadowpho 4y ago
>All I can say is I would rather be an infantryman than a tank operator.
You still should be tank operator rather than infantryman.
If you are in a tank people who have AT missiles can shoot at you. If you are outside the tank ANYONE can shoot and kill you.
Yes there's a lot of videos of tanks blown up. But that's because of their high propaganda value and relative ease of capturing videos (new AT have command center further away = safer)
- int_19h 4y agoIf you're outside the tank, you at least have a chance to see people before they shoot at you.
- greedo 4y agoTanks (I'm mostly speaking of Western tanks) generally have excellent optics with thermal imaging that is so good you can use it in the day time. The ability to see a couple miles away is better than an infantryman would be able to do.
- int_19h 4y agoThermal etc is great, but it is not a good substitute for "head on a swivel" when it comes to rapidly detecting threats - with optics, you need to know where to aim them first. Tank commanders today still prefer to stay unbuttoned if at all possible.
- greedo 4y agoYeah, I was more comparing an 11B with binoculars versus a TC using all his sensors. When you add in the difference in communication suites, networking (is Blue Force Tracker still a thing?) the infantryman is at a serious disadvantage.