Besides this I don't really this hate towards a tank.
What is the reason? Because it is the one of more successfull weapon systems, that despite all these prophecy talk about their end, are still used, still evolve in to more advanced and effective weapons?
Only complete idiot would take such important and effective weapon system from his army use.
Look at some European armies that sold out their tanks, it is clear that such armies do not have any offensive and very limited defensive potential... in fact these armies can be disbanded allready because soon due to budget cuts, they will need to ride on trucks only... bicycles if trucks will be too expensive.
These are facts, there is not alternative for a tank, nor there will be one. I know that some kids like Sci-Fi movies, but no, there won't be any mechs and walking battle machines, it is pure unrealistic fantasy.
However the question is how tank of the future would look like, what technology and designs solutions will be used in it. It is far more fascinating question.
Well, if those are in open, not many. If the ATM squads are entrenched, I am afraid not much effect. Lesser effects if those are to be ICV based.
AT squads besides, what about precision munitions of arty, rockets like Smirch, aircraft, bomblets of missiles, top attack munitions, long range fire and forget missiles, shape charged attacks, kinetic attacks, mines and close range ATM ambushes, grenades and Molotov cocktails, RPG etc etc..
And that terrible thing called IED ........ Dhoooooooooooooooooooom and tank in pieces.
Tank-man's life is hell and coneptually, the tank is in the well....
1) ATGM squads are allways vurnable to artillery strikes, even IFV's used currently by most countries are just too thin armored to be effective on modern battlefield.
2) The same threats are even more dangerous for vehicles lighter armored than tank.
3) IED is dangerous to anything, but.. to destroy a tank with IED, You need huge amount of explosives, it is cheaper and better to make many anti personell and anti light vehicles IED's than one single huge one that You will destroy only one tank... without guarantee that it's crew will also die. I seen alot of tanks damaged or destroyed by IED's, interesting thing was that mostly died one or two crew members, not all crew. In lighter vehicles, sometimes everyone dies after IED.
4) Tank concept is one of the most brliliant weapon system designed ever, also life of tank crews is on higher levels after each technological breakthrough in tanks design.
Besides this, tank crews are real men... not like these sissie fly boys that need a ground maintnance crews to make even smallest repair of their aircrafts... tank crews do most maintnance on their own, and much better knows strong and weak sides of their vehicles. Deal with it!
