Ever since the 1973 middle east war the end of the tank has been advertised. Trouble is that once the dust has settled and the real facts have emerged the truth has told a different story!. Anti tank weapons have a glorious CV on paper but have always under performed on the battlefield. I am still amazed at the number of British infantrymen who really thought that the 84mm Carl Gustav Anti Tank weapon would stop a Chieftain tank even when hit from the front!
Only when they manage to have a non human battlefield will the need for tanks end. As that is likely to be at the same time that the earth ceases to exist then the countries that do without tanks and helicopters are the countries that will lose.
Best avoid war altogether but if you can't then have a decent Armoured Corps and a half adequate air corps.
Edited by aghart - 22-Apr-2007 at 14:22