Yeah, I really want to be in a tank.
The very popular myth is that air forces are effective against land forces... in fact air forces allways ---- up everything and land forces needs to clean up the mess that fly boys do.
If Air Forces would be so incredibly effective, then in 1991 there would not be any large tank battle like 73 eastings or battle for norfolk or battle for medina ridge.
In fact 80-90% of Iraq ground forces, this means also tanks, were destroyed by cialition land forces, mostly coalition tanks and IFV's, not by these silly fly boys that were wasting ammunition on wrecks.
There are several good books written in USA, how USAF was effectiveness was just a huge lie, and how they took all the "glory" while the dirty work was done in reality by armor and mechanized forces.
In Balkan wars, NATO air forces were capable to destroy only 14 tanks, from 200-300 used in the region... incredible "effectiveness" I must say.
In 2003 air forces as allways, were talking much, but in reality, the ground forces, and especially tanks done dirty work and great effort o push forward, despite the popular myths, there were serious tank battles there.
I recommend for example book
Heavy Metal - A Tank Company's Battle To Baghdad written by capt. Jason Conroy and Ron Martz. Interesting lecture that shows how usefull were tanks in different situations, and how useless were air forces.
Not to mention that mistakes of fly boys costs lifes of many civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan, tank crews were never making such mistakes because of their greater situational awareness and knowledge what actually happens on the ground.
So yeah if someone would give me an option what support I want to have for infantry, for example in city battle, air forces or tanks... I take tanks any time.
