29 September 2023

Tanks Are Not Anti-Tank Weapons

When it comes to tanks, in particular, the lesson of the Ukrainian war is that tank-on-tank battles have become a rarity—which means that the relative sophistication of a tank is no longer as important. Fewer than 5% of tanks destroyed since the war began had been hit by other tanks, according to Ukrainian officials, with the rest succumbing to mines, artillery, antitank missiles and drones.
From the Wall Street Journal via Marginal Revolution.

1 comment:

Dave Barnes said...

Ungated link
https://www.wsj.com/world/drones-everywhere-how-the-technological-revolution-on-ukraine-battlefields-is-reshaping-modern-warfare-bf5d531b?st=oh2xmthzf1qroeg&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink