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Originally Posted by scififan
Didn't M1 got owned recently?
ISIS captured an Iraq city and blow up M1 on their ways. ISIS have the battle expeirence with T-72, so they know its weakness is its rear. So, they applied same tactic against Iraq government's M1, and it is still worked!
So, tank units always have weakness. Working with other units may reduce tanks' risk being owned. Stealth and speed and interlink are the current trends. Both airforce and navy are leaving heavy armour behind.
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M1s aren't some unstoppable force. But the crews sure do think they are.
There have been systems capable of destroying M1s on the battlefield for the last decade.
The RPG-29 can penetrate the side armour and the new Russian AT-14 / Kornet EM is a scary piece of kit that can penetrate over
1 metre of RHA at a range of 8 km! Weapons overmatch from the next county.
