Typical vehicle ground warfare against a major state actor is way past its prime. The US could defeat Russian conventional forces in about 3 weeks. Tanks are for victory parades.
It’s all about the rules. Change the rules and the ISIS caliphate is quickly wiped out. Change the rules in Afghanistan and no more American soldiers died. Change the rules again and the Taliban was allowed to mass and take over city after city. Our Air Force loves massed targets. Non massed targets were a problem for our military, but we have a very good solution now. You put up long endurance drones to watch and use small, cheap kamikazi drones to take them out.
The age of armored warfare is over just like the age of the battleship ended prior to WW2. Todays stand off attack weapons + drone and satellite tech make tanks death traps.
Typical vehicle ground warfare against a major state actor is way past its prime. The US could defeat Russian conventional forces in about 3 weeks. Tanks are for victory parades.
The US couldn't defeat sandal wearing illiterates with AKs.
It’s all about the rules. Change the rules and the ISIS caliphate is quickly wiped out. Change the rules in Afghanistan and no more American soldiers died. Change the rules again and the Taliban was allowed to mass and take over city after city. Our Air Force loves massed targets. Non massed targets were a problem for our military, but we have a very good solution now. You put up long endurance drones to watch and use small, cheap kamikazi drones to take them out.
The Taliban didn't have nukes or submarines.
The rub with Russia is the nukes in any war scenario. China’s supply of nukes is quite limited so there’s a different equation.
The age of armored warfare is over just like the age of the battleship ended prior to WW2. Todays stand off attack weapons + drone and satellite tech make tanks death traps.
is that why the USMC has purged tanks from their order of battle?
Most likely.