Is the tank going to be around for much longer?

Tanks are strong, and hard to hit and can be used to use fear on the enemy and cause panic in the war as it moves around and shoots at the enemy and is useful in a fight in the land. The ground still needs to be covered and, will be around for a long time and will aid in the war and keep the ground area safe from ground enemies and also ones from the sky. It can be used for, hurting the stronghold of the enemy on the ground and do more damage there and may prove useful against drones in the fight in wars.

 

I agree with some of the other people that posted--they're not the most prominent force on a battlefield anymore, but they certainly can be very strong and do damage. They also work for situations in their own countries as well as outside in warzones.

 

The issue is they are quite easily hampered from moving around with a mine field for example, or by digging some anti tank trenches. They're also very expensive to run and need a lot of support to be able to move around and do their job.

 

Great question here, it's quite fascinating to see how fast the weapons change. Tanks will more and more start to be something of the past as wars are won on the skies and not on the ground lately.

 

Tanks are very useful on wide and open fields where they aren't at risk of RPG or are limited because of their terrible maneuverability. Despite this, anti tank weaponry such as mines are permanent and so can become a great threat to tanks. I would say that machinery like attack helicopters have essentially replaced their role in battle.

 

I think the role of the tank is less about its maneuverability now and more about its psychological effect on the enemy. Knowing that if you are facing a tank that it can blow away any cover you have is quite intimidating. Yes there are Anti-Tank weapons but they really aren't that common apart from Mines. Until we see a real War between standing Armies and not Army vs Rebels or Army vs Terrorists, the Tank is going to remain on the battlefield.

 

Doubt we will see a full scale war between two developed armies any time soon. The tank has a psychological effect on the enemy as well but it's role is two take out infantry fast while resisting most of the attacks.

 

I agree tournique, the tank can be helpful in a terrain fight, but like you say it's unlikely that two countries get into war like that, air strikes usually destroy most of those vehicles.

 

Air strikes have been around and were even used in World War II. However, the tanks were still a powerful force in this war. While everyone is talking about drones and everything else a tank is still a powerful platform for weapons and a great way to transport troops. Not only that nothing is restricting countries from putting an anti aircraft system on the tanks.

 

The tanks of today will have to transform a lot if they hope to survive in the long run. The problem I see is drones, fighters and helicopters which have already overpowered the tank. But for countries which can keep air superiority then tanks are still a good tool as they can be protected from air threats.

 

I agree with that, the technology developed these days can pretty much blast a tank, so I feel that even ground troops can destroy them and even if they don't they get blasted from the air.

 

Regardless of new technologies the tank is a big asset. It not only aids in taking large hits but it is also an armoured way of convaence. It may not be used in wars but I think for civian situations where the army gets involved it will still play a huge role.

 

Tank will remain along with other armored vehicles. In some cases they aren't needed, such as in Ukraine. The rebels managed to achieve their objectives with grad rockets/manpads/anti tank weapons and infantry. Tanks were not needed.

 

I think the use of tanks on the battlefield will continue for a while. After all most of the conflicts now are between armies and rebel groups and so the armies can use their tanks confidently because the rebel groups don't have the weapons to destroy them.

 

I think the advancement in anti tank weapons will cause them to adapt the tanks rather than abandon them. The tanks serve a really important purpose other than destruction... intimidation. When you see one coming you know something bad is going to happen. I believe intimidation is a very important asset in battle.