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To: Red6

“”””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/


23 posted on 07/22/2025 1:51:17 PM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: ansel12

Can’t hold land with drones. Ultimately you have to move troops, and some sort of armored vehicle is useful to do it.


28 posted on 07/22/2025 2:12:45 PM PDT by Wayne07
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To: ansel12

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?

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.


32 posted on 07/22/2025 2:50:14 PM PDT by Red6
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