And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Could also be an NLAW. Bofors developed the NLAW as a fire-and-forget improvement on the wire guided BILL they made before. I wonder if they put a jerry can of diesel in the turret of the target tank to make the effect more dramatic. Al_in_Ottawa
Annie 2:01, I am guessing that you have zero combat experience. Anyone who has been in a firefight knows that no matter how fancy the modern computerized hardware is, "boots on the ground" is the way to win a war. And boots on the ground need supporting arms to win. Tanks and artillery... and Close Air Support help the boots on the ground win wars.
If we can count drones as 'close air support' then you're correct. With drones, you don't actually need soldiers any more, just X-Box players. The best part about that is they don't need to be desensitised because they enjoy killing.
I'm sure that armies around the world are researching anti-drone systems to mount on armoured vehicles. The Israelis have the Trophy system on their Merkavas that can detect and destroy an incoming RPG round. Al_in_Ottawa
John 4:21. Agree with everything you said except still tanks being able to effectively provide support to ground troops. At the beginning of the Ukraine war Russia had hundreds of tanks fighting. Ukrainians were desperate for tanks of themselves to fight the Russians and got some Abrahams and Leopards. Fast-forward a few months and Ukrainians developed drones that could take Russian tanks for a fraction of the cost and no risk to the operator. Today there are still some tanks in the frontline but they are nowhere near as relevant as they were at the beginning of the war.
The Ukraine and Iran wars are changing how wars are fought.
On the T-72, T-80 & T-90 series, the ammo is in a big carousel at the bottom of the turret for the auto loading system. But yeah, it's not really shieled hence the turrets having a peculiar tendency to pop off when hit.
Kinda looks like that Swede BILL missile - it works like that, AFAIR....
ReplyDeleteamazing how powerful those tiny jets of copper are.
ReplyDeleteCould also be an NLAW. Bofors developed the NLAW as a fire-and-forget improvement on the wire guided BILL they made before. I wonder if they put a jerry can of diesel in the turret of the target tank to make the effect more dramatic.
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Exhibit 1 in the case: Why tanks have become irrelevant in modern warfare.
ReplyDeleteAnnie 2:01, I am guessing that you have zero combat experience. Anyone who has been in a firefight knows that no matter how fancy the modern computerized hardware is, "boots on the ground" is the way to win a war. And boots on the ground need supporting arms to win. Tanks and artillery... and Close Air Support help the boots on the ground win wars.
DeleteIf we can count drones as 'close air support' then you're correct. With drones, you don't actually need soldiers any more, just X-Box players. The best part about that is they don't need to be desensitised because they enjoy killing.
DeleteX-box players soon to be replaced by unleashed AI?
DeleteI'm sure that armies around the world are researching anti-drone systems to mount on armoured vehicles. The Israelis have the Trophy system on their Merkavas that can detect and destroy an incoming RPG round.
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John 4:21. Agree with everything you said except still tanks being able to effectively provide support to ground troops.
DeleteAt the beginning of the Ukraine war Russia had hundreds of tanks fighting. Ukrainians were desperate for tanks of themselves to fight the Russians and got some Abrahams and Leopards. Fast-forward a few months and Ukrainians developed drones that could take Russian tanks for a fraction of the cost and no risk to the operator.
Today there are still some tanks in the frontline but they are nowhere near as relevant as they were at the beginning of the war.
The Ukraine and Iran wars are changing how wars are fought.
Ka-boom?
ReplyDeleteThe turret popping is peculiar to Soviet tanks of the 1970s to 80s era due to the ammunition being stored in the open inside the turret…
ReplyDeleteOn the T-72, T-80 & T-90 series, the ammo is in a big carousel at the bottom of the turret for the auto loading system. But yeah, it's not really shieled hence the turrets having a peculiar tendency to pop off when hit.
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