“”””The present day MBT has been dead for a long time.””””
That isn’t the lesson the Russians and North Korea have taken from their war.
“Returning Tank Production to Soviet Era Levels: Russia Will Soon Be Building Over 3000 T-80s and T-90s Per Year”
Military Watch Magazine Editorial Staff
July-2nd-2025
https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/returning-tank-production-soviet-era-levels-russia-over-3000
“Kim Jong Un calls for mass-producing newest tanks in visit to upgraded factory”
https://www.nknews.org/2025/05/kim-jong-un-calls-for-mass-producing-newest-tanks-in-visit-to-upgraded-factory/
Can’t hold land with drones. Ultimately you have to move troops, and some sort of armored vehicle is useful to do it.
Sure,
Do you want to lose 1,000+ tanks?
The Russians are willing to suck up 390,000+ casualties as of 2 months ago, how do you think we would react to that?
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This is my idea of warfare: we decimate the enemy, crush them, and walk away with 1,145 casualties (all causes, WIA and KIA): 1991 Desert Storm (total dominance over the enemy)
I’m not impressed by trying to outdo the enemy in how many folks we can lose. Not a race I want to win.