I’ve been following the military developments in the war in Ukraine almost from the very beginning (Military Summary). Although it comes from the Russian side, in my experience, this reporting is, on the whole, the most reliable.
What has become clear during this war is that tanks will not share the fate of so many other branches of the military since the mid-1880s—they have already done so.
Massed infantry assaults — machine guns and trenches;
Cavalry — tanks;
New — air force;
Battleships — aircraft carriers;
and now
Tanks — drone warfare.
You don’t need to completely destroy tanks, because rendering them immobile is usually more than enough.
The deployment of Western main battle tanks in Ukraine to date has shown that they are unsuitable for use there, as they are too heavy, too complicated, and impossible to maintain in the rear areas of the front. To my knowledge, the old Leopard 2 tanks are the only ones that Ukrainian combat troops recognize as having some value: as a mobile, self-propelled artillery system.
Here in Germany, the politicians have completely lost their minds! They want a new Leopard and are forgetting that our transportation infrastructure—especially the bridges—is already falling apart.
Corona is no longer effective as a source of panic—now it has to be “the Russians”! Why would they want to invade an almost completely destroyed (without a war!) country and, if they did—as our warmongering politicians are trying to drum into our heads—wait until 2030 to do so?
I’ve been following the military developments in the war in Ukraine almost from the very beginning (Military Summary). Although it comes from the Russian side, in my experience, this reporting is, on the whole, the most reliable.
What has become clear during this war is that tanks will not share the fate of so many other branches of the military since the mid-1880s—they have already done so. Massed infantry assaults — machine guns and trenches; Cavalry — tanks; New — air force; Battleships — aircraft carriers; and now Tanks — drone warfare.
You don’t need to completely destroy tanks, because rendering them immobile is usually more than enough. The deployment of Western main battle tanks in Ukraine to date has shown that they are unsuitable for use there, as they are too heavy, too complicated, and impossible to maintain in the rear areas of the front. To my knowledge, the old Leopard 2 tanks are the only ones that Ukrainian combat troops recognize as having some value: as a mobile, self-propelled artillery system.
Here in Germany, the politicians have completely lost their minds! They want a new Leopard and are forgetting that our transportation infrastructure—especially the bridges—is already falling apart. Corona is no longer effective as a source of panic—now it has to be “the Russians”! Why would they want to invade an almost completely destroyed (without a war!) country and, if they did—as our warmongering politicians are trying to drum into our heads—wait until 2030 to do so?