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Originally Posted by glyn
Armour, mobility and firepower define any tank, and the difficult trick is to achieve the optimum balance of all three. If lighter armour can be found that offers the same protection as the best we currently have, then that would obviously be worth trying, but in general I feel we have probably reached the sensible maximum weight for MBTs. They are difficult enough to move around the globe already. It will be heresy to many, but I have seen it suggested that tanks as we know them will go the way of the military glider.
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Glyn.I agree with you that tanks have reached there nominal fighting weight at the moment.I read somewhere recently(can;t remember were)that future tanks would be scaled down in both size and weight(poss for as you say transportation purposes)but will be upgunned to maintain current firepower capabilities.The down grading in size could also have something to do with the terrain that is presently in force in certain parts of the world.Role on the medium tank.?.