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From: jwtlai@watcgl.waterloo.edu (Jim W Lai)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: The death of mobile war
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Date: 16 Aug 89 06:15:40 GMT
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From: jwtlai@watcgl.waterloo.edu (Jim W Lai)

In article <26711@amdcad.AMD.COM> borynec@bnr.CA (James Borynec) writes:
>Finally, you [Bill Thacker] mentioned the demise of the tank.  I agree, that
>it hasn't happened yet...[comment deleted]  Clearly, the tank is central to
>mobile war.  With the advent of smart (or even brilliant ;-) weapons
>the tank, or any other mechanized vehicle is in danger.  We will have
>to wait and see if the military contracters can deliver on their promises.

Just a thought: if tanks are to be the targets of missiles then there
might be an analog between this and missiles fired on ships.  If so, then
some technological countermeasures might include chaff, ECM, antimissile
guns, and Aegis :-).  Any validity to my comments?