Do you think that tanks are becoming or will become obsolete? Or do you think that by continuing to improve, tanks will always remain a useful asset? And by tanks I mean main battle tanks such as the Russian T-90 or American M1 Abrams.
During and after the Vietnam War, many people thought tanks were going to become obsolete because of how easy it was for an attack helicopter to destroy many of them in quick succession with missiles/rockets. However, the invention of new armor creating techniques fixed this problem for the most part and proved that tanks are still useful. So personally I think that as anti-tank weapons continue to improve so can tank armor, as long as we still have people willing to work on it. On the other hand, there are bombs already in use such as the CBU-97 Sensor Fused Weapon that can destroy over 40 tanks in an instant. Such a weapon was used on a large force of Iraqi tanks in the 1991 Gulf War and it indeed succeeded in destroying most of the force while causing the rest to surrender. So I am quite worried about the future of the tank.
I certainly hope that tanks will not become obsolete because imo they are one of the most awesome weapons on the battlefield and one of the career options I am considering is becoming a tank commander in the Marine Corps.
So what are your thoughts?
During and after the Vietnam War, many people thought tanks were going to become obsolete because of how easy it was for an attack helicopter to destroy many of them in quick succession with missiles/rockets. However, the invention of new armor creating techniques fixed this problem for the most part and proved that tanks are still useful. So personally I think that as anti-tank weapons continue to improve so can tank armor, as long as we still have people willing to work on it. On the other hand, there are bombs already in use such as the CBU-97 Sensor Fused Weapon that can destroy over 40 tanks in an instant. Such a weapon was used on a large force of Iraqi tanks in the 1991 Gulf War and it indeed succeeded in destroying most of the force while causing the rest to surrender. So I am quite worried about the future of the tank.
I certainly hope that tanks will not become obsolete because imo they are one of the most awesome weapons on the battlefield and one of the career options I am considering is becoming a tank commander in the Marine Corps.
So what are your thoughts?
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