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Originally Posted by bubba
Well, if they want to train to fight some conventional tank battle, I say let em. .
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I can understand the problem with tank gunnery, but they also need to take a lesson from this last incursion of Israel into Lebanon-the Merkava tank played a major role in that fight. So much so that before the war the tank line was going to be shut down, now it will not only not be shut down but is cranking out upgraded and new models. I am sure they have also realized that armor can play a big role in urban combat but it also is presented with a whole set of problems that were not part of their doctrine when they focused on grand maneuver across the plains of northern Europe. You have to understand the armor mindset-armor feels that they are the leading arm and everyone else exists to support it. That is until there is a threat like a wooded area, minefield, urban area, or ground troops with anti-tank weapons. Then they expect someone else to lead while they support.
