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Originally Posted by Tcoat
Really there is little reason to take a tank to any fight anymore.
They started out as a way to break through well established lines, then they became a way to get heavy ordinance close enough to the battle to make a difference now they are pretty much useful for nothing but fighting other tanks.
The development of light antitank weapons' and missile/rocket carrying drones or aircraft that can destroy them from miles away make them sitting ducks in today's battlefield. They simply no longer have any tactical value at all.
EDIT: I will amend that statement a bit. They still have value in a psychological sort of way as they are big, noisy and intimating but as an effective weapon system they are past their prime.
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In general:
-The greater the range/timespan of kinetic engagement, the more countermeasures can be brought to bear before impact and the more effective they are.
-The greater the complexity of the engagement the more vulnerabilities it has, and more elements that can just go wrong.
-Long range fires don't take, secure, and hold ground.