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A tank is a tracked, armoured combat vehicle (armored fighting vehicle),
designed primarily to engage enemy forces by the use direct fire. A modern main battle tank (MBT) is distinguished by its
high level of firepower, mobility and armour protection relative to other vehicles of its era. It can cross comparatively
rough terrain at high speeds, but is fuel, maintenance, and ammunition-hungry and is logistically demanding.
It has
the heaviest armour of any vehicle on the battlefield, and carries a powerful weapon able to engage a wide variety of ground
targets. It is among the most versatile and fearsome weapons on the battlefield, valued for its shock action against other
troops and high survivability.
Tank organizations (or armored units) are usually employed with infantry in combined
arms warfare, supported by engineers, artillery, aircraft, and other support arms. If not properly protected, tanks can be
vulnerable to attack by infantry, mines, artillery, aircraft strikes.
In theory, it is easy for an infantry man to
lie prone, wait behind a tree or other handy cover or inside a building and to quickly dash out as a tank passes. However,
the tank is a fearsome war machine; it takes confidence, discipline and training to carry this out.
Once an infantry
man is close to a tank he is invulnerable unless the crew expose themselves to attack him as the main gun and coaxial machine
gun can not depress sufficiently to engage the close in infantry man. Where tanks are operating in groups this is less of
a problem, since they can call on nearby tanks to fire on themselves with machine guns and other light weapons which are unlikely
to damage a tank but which will drive off infantry.
Whilst many handheld infantry antitank rockets, missiles and grenades
will not penetrate the front armour of a tank, they will generally speaking penetrate the weaker, rear, top and perhaps sides,
as well as being able to easily damage the running gear to inflict an "M" (mobility) kill. Tanks are also vulnerable to hand
placed antitank mine
Delta Strikers give heavy armored support in the heats of the battle.
Squad Leader
Lt Col. M1A1Abrams
Squad Members
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