• TheMightyCat@lemm.ee
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    2 days ago

    The same was said when the ATGM was invented. Yet the tank survived all the same.

    And with APS becoming more and more common i predict we will continue to see tanks on the battlefield.

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      2 days ago

      It doesn’t only go back to ATGMs, people have been making the claim that tanks are obsolete since tanks were first fielded in combat.

    • mlg@lemmy.world
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      tbf ATGMs only make tanks infeasible if you have a massive supply of them continuously distributed to infantry units (and the latest fancy ones that aim for non ERA weakspots and have CCM against APS), which is what most if not all militaries struggle with.

      Plus tanks get a huge buff in their effectivness when properly paired with IFVs and infantry, which can significantly diminish and counter ATGMs (and drones).