UK Army to stop using tanks
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UK Army to stop using tanks
The MOD are considering 'scrapping' their tanks in an attempt to modernise the way they fight on the land.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/202...-armed-forces/
I'm in two minds about this. Yes they can put the fear of god in opponents and can cause a fair bit of destruction, but these days, they are quite vulnerable from missiles fired from the air or the ground (I remember that Saddam's tanks didn't last long).
So perhaps they have had their time and a new approach is required. For example, could small combat drones achieve the same sort of results? It could cost the same, but is somewhat safer for the operators.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/202...-armed-forces/
I'm in two minds about this. Yes they can put the fear of god in opponents and can cause a fair bit of destruction, but these days, they are quite vulnerable from missiles fired from the air or the ground (I remember that Saddam's tanks didn't last long).
So perhaps they have had their time and a new approach is required. For example, could small combat drones achieve the same sort of results? It could cost the same, but is somewhat safer for the operators.
The MOD are considering 'scrapping' their tanks in an attempt to modernise the way they fight on the land.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/202...-armed-forces/
I'm in two minds about this. Yes they can put the fear of god in opponents and can cause a fair bit of destruction, but these days, they are quite vulnerable from missiles fired from the air or the ground (I remember that Saddam's tanks didn't last long).
So perhaps they have had their time and a new approach is required. For example, could small combat drones achieve the same sort of results? It could cost the same, but is somewhat safer for the operators.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/202...-armed-forces/
I'm in two minds about this. Yes they can put the fear of god in opponents and can cause a fair bit of destruction, but these days, they are quite vulnerable from missiles fired from the air or the ground (I remember that Saddam's tanks didn't last long).
So perhaps they have had their time and a new approach is required. For example, could small combat drones achieve the same sort of results? It could cost the same, but is somewhat safer for the operators.
Does any of the above matter? I don't know, but these are probably questions that need honest answers.
Tanks are useful against infantry because they deliver a lot of heat and offer protection to those inside. But they can be defeated by missiles and other tanks, so maybe they've had their day? No amount of armour can offer the same protection as being 5000 miles away in a shipping container in Nevada with a PlayStation controller, which just leaves the question of ordnance...
“Yes, that was a bit of a nasty one — ten thousand Watusi warriors armed to the teeth with kiwi fruit and guava halves. After the battle, instead of taking prisoners, we simply made a huge fruit salad.“
Stood next to an M1 at the ADFA open day a few years ago - talking to the young chap who drove it.
For all the power and size, it felt like an anachronism - a hulking great tin can death trap.
Australia's 59 certainly are - good for training troops and aircraft how to deal with a main battle tank in combat, and not much else.
Unless I'm missing something...
For all the power and size, it felt like an anachronism - a hulking great tin can death trap.
Australia's 59 certainly are - good for training troops and aircraft how to deal with a main battle tank in combat, and not much else.
Unless I'm missing something...
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Has The Tank Had Its Day?
The MOD are considering 'scrapping' their tanks in an attempt to modernise the way they fight on the land.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/202...-armed-forces/
I'm in two minds about this. Yes they can put the fear of god in opponents and can cause a fair bit of destruction, but these days, they are quite vulnerable from missiles fired from the air or the ground (I remember that Saddam's tanks didn't last long).
So perhaps they have had their time and a new approach is required. For example, could small combat drones achieve the same sort of results? It could cost the same, but is somewhat safer for the operators.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/202...-armed-forces/
I'm in two minds about this. Yes they can put the fear of god in opponents and can cause a fair bit of destruction, but these days, they are quite vulnerable from missiles fired from the air or the ground (I remember that Saddam's tanks didn't last long).
So perhaps they have had their time and a new approach is required. For example, could small combat drones achieve the same sort of results? It could cost the same, but is somewhat safer for the operators.
Many years ago I was given the task of preparing a presentation for a course on 'What will the tank of 2030 look like' I consulted with thr Operational Research desk officer at MoD, whose father was a distinguished Fleet Air Arm officer who had been involved in the Taranto raid. His answer was short and shrp - "An Attack Helicopter." My case rests.
Seems a lot of posters are still fighting the last (ME) war of uncontested airspace where allied ac roamed at will. Will tanks be so vulnerable under a contested air environment?
Anybody that thinks that a bloke who's daddy flew obsolete and vulnerable aircraft to sink a fleet in a defended harbour is a case for tanks to be redundant should perhaps think it through.
Anybody that thinks that a bloke who's daddy flew obsolete and vulnerable aircraft to sink a fleet in a defended harbour is a case for tanks to be redundant should perhaps think it through.
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I always thought the Russians were heading down the route of drone tanks having already dispensed with having anyone in the turrets, heck, it even has a bog in it..
https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/russ...tanks-in-2019/
https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/russ...tanks-in-2019/
Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
Seems a lot of posters are still fighting the last (ME) war of uncontested airspace where allied ac roamed at will. Will tanks be so vulnerable under a contested air environment?
