RegularJoe@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 5 天前The Army made a tank it doesn’t need and can’t use. Now it’s figuring out what to do with it.www.defenseone.comexternal-linkmessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up1162arrow-down14
arrow-up1158arrow-down1external-linkThe Army made a tank it doesn’t need and can’t use. Now it’s figuring out what to do with it.www.defenseone.comRegularJoe@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 5 天前message-square46fedilink
minus-squareCarmakazi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up21·5 天前Likely worse armor than MBTs, a worse gun than MBTs. It was designed for combined arms, which we aren’t seeing a lot of anymore. Probably quite vulnerable to FPVs. I don’t think they’d want them.
minus-squareexu@feditown.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27arrow-down3·5 天前Having a tank is better than not having one
minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·5 天前It is if it’s a sitting duck of a deathtrap.
minus-square52fighters@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·5 天前Worse case scenario, park them in urban areas that Russia might invade and use them as fixed cannons.
minus-squareknightly the Sneptaur@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6·5 天前They might make useful roadblocks, I suppose.
minus-squareTheMightyCat@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up14·5 天前With T-55s and T-62s still being used in this conflict I think this proves exu’s point. A vehicle that can protect against small arms fire while lobbing 105mm HE shells is still very useful for infantry fire support.
minus-squareGeobloke@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 天前On the other hand Bradley’s are doing quite well, so maybe a heavier Bradley would work well
Likely worse armor than MBTs, a worse gun than MBTs. It was designed for combined arms, which we aren’t seeing a lot of anymore. Probably quite vulnerable to FPVs. I don’t think they’d want them.
Having a tank is better than not having one
It is if it’s a sitting duck of a deathtrap.
Worse case scenario, park them in urban areas that Russia might invade and use them as fixed cannons.
They might make useful roadblocks, I suppose.
With T-55s and T-62s still being used in this conflict I think this proves exu’s point.
A vehicle that can protect against small arms fire while lobbing 105mm HE shells is still very useful for infantry fire support.
On the other hand Bradley’s are doing quite well, so maybe a heavier Bradley would work well