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[tanks in general] are quite disadvantaged in the era of smart weapons.
Tanks are done. Old weapons for an old era.
Jameo-
That’s been said many times before, counter UAV UAVs will be developed and combining artillery and ground attack aircraft can suppress infantry.
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Tanks are done. Old weapons for an old era.
Not so... just not fit for every battlefield.
The largest tank battle to ever take place took place within the lifetime of most people on this forum.
In a single night as part of a single large campaign:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Al_Busayyah (prelude)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_73_Easting (main battle)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Medina_Ridge (significant battle)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Norfolk (a.k.a "fright night")
The decisive use of tanks turned a possible strong resistance into nothing significant. Iraq wasn't a walk in the park, but nearly everything of significance happened in tank battles lasting 36 hours.
When used well, tanks are the right tool for a job.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Al_Busayyah (prelude)
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Velocio
Pretty sure that's exactly what it is. The autoloaders line up the shells in a ring around the cupola, and a lot of the MLAW type stuff the Ukrainians are using strike the tanks from above, where they are more vulnerable, too. Ignite the shells in the turret and it blows right off.
Historically Russian tank design seems to have favoured smaller tanks, which made sense when the main threat to a tank was another tank - harder to spot and harder to hit. The preference for autoloaders over manual loading is part of this. It seems that this design preference is quite disadvantaged in the era of smart weapons.