USMC Prepping for China - A farewell to armor: Marine Corps shuts down tank units, hauls away M1A1s

tanks dont do well in mud.rednecks in 4 wheeldrives can make life a living hell for folks though!

Makes sense.

Tanks are deathtraps, when the Russian "Kornet" is around.



There are so many highly-effective AT weapons that can be delivered a multitude of ways.

Tanks do very well in mud.

Given China is a large ass country with only one side touching the sea is clear to see where they believe the conflicts will take place... And it does not look like mainland China then...
Perhaps a repeat of ww2 thru the islands

If you're talking about the video below.

That was the blowout panels activating and preventing the ammo explosion from going inside the tank.

The explosion being directed up and away from the tank is a safety feature when the stored ammo is hit.

The basic idea is the ammo is stored in a strong box with a weak top.

Thus if the ammo is hit and cooks of it blows the top off aka the blowout panel and the explosion is directed up and away from the crew and tank.

Without that panel the whole tank would go kaboom.

If you watch where the missile hit it hit the back of the tank.
The ammo is stored in the back of the turret.

No. I wasn't.

Abrams tanks (and Leopards and Challengers) have been through-and-through penetrated by AT weapons.

Let's not even consider top-armour attacks, which invariably destroy the vehicle.

They're all weaker on the sides rear and top.

But they can also blow you pieces at close range with their numerous 50 cals or HE and canister shot.

Or even long range a mile or more away.

im not getting baited in to tech talk.loosh somewhere else.

Well you asserted it like you knew something.

Don't make assertions if you don't know what you're talking about.

You have a EGA but lack opsec. How quaint.

I'm no expert, but I'm pretty sure they have the internet in China.

Robot weapons going online.

Pretty obvious that the pentagon has shifted its thinking to who America's true enemy is.

And its not the middle east... I like where this is headed.

So will all the Marine Tankers be reclassed?

I take it, they will probably be integrated into infantry companies

Bottle of gasoline disables any tank
Don't you watch war movies?
let tank roll over you and safely throw bottle with flaming rag on turret
Tank crew panics and escape

idjit.

that tank was 100% totally destroyed

you are so full of shit.

nothing escapes hypersonic.

Very end of video, tank is turning. Fucking blind. You just see what you want to see

You probably enjoy being asserted. Admit it.