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To: whyilovetexas111
Unmanned tanks make sense... Manned tanks do not.

With people inside them, they are basically coffins waiting to be destroyed by drones or guided missiles.

Hire some kids in Nevada to control them remotely and they could be a more effective weapon and since there would be no need to make them habitable, cost savings could be made and their range could be vastly improved.


8 posted on 07/23/2025 10:35:06 AM PDT by jerod (Nazis were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
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To: jerod

Ukraine is the 21st Century equivalent of the Spanish Civil War - testing ground for the next war’s weapons, if not tactics.


23 posted on 07/23/2025 10:50:33 AM PDT by HombreSecreto (The life of a repo man is always intense)
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To: jerod
If manned tanks are sitting ducks, then unmanned tanks would be even more so because of more limited visibility and operational capability.

No way I'd want unmanned tanks if I'm on the battlefield as an infantryman. Tanks and infantry must be integrated to be effective, and that requires face to face meeting between combat commanders. The idea that your tank platoon or company commander isn't on the battlefield would alarm me as a maneuver element commander.

There also is the element of physical care - daily maintenance, fixing thrown treads, getting bogged down, etc. etc.. Tanks need crews to keep them running and operating, not just to drive, load, and shoot.

Unmanned tanks would just be a bad idea. A long way off until that is remotely (pun intended) practical.

34 posted on 07/23/2025 11:30:06 AM PDT by Bruce Campbells Chin ( )
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