The Czech government has approved a plan to acquire 44 Leopard 2A8 battle tanks from Germany. This move is part of a major military modernization amid Russia's war against Ukraine.
Yeah I’m not buying this. There’s a reason you rarely hear about the Ukrainians using tanks, and almost never for the Russians (because they’re all been blown up). When you have people making “turtle” and “porcupine” tanks I think it’s fair to say they’ve lost almost all utility.
His argument is essentially “you cannot take and hold ground like a tank can”. Which frankly is nonsense to anyone paying attention to the Ukrainian war. No one is using tanks to hold ground. They’re only being used for very quick hit and run operations because it only takes $3000 in drones to take them out. Fiber optic drones are simply too cheap and effective.
Yeah I’m not buying this. There’s a reason you rarely hear about the Ukrainians using tanks, and almost never for the Russians (because they’re all been blown up). When you have people making “turtle” and “porcupine” tanks I think it’s fair to say they’ve lost almost all utility.
His argument is essentially “you cannot take and hold ground like a tank can”. Which frankly is nonsense to anyone paying attention to the Ukrainian war. No one is using tanks to hold ground. They’re only being used for very quick hit and run operations because it only takes $3000 in drones to take them out. Fiber optic drones are simply too cheap and effective.