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you are totally right that no main battle tank ever shot down a helicopter. the reason is simply because no modern tanks were ever in a battle were they were able to do so. the usa is not training that (except with the mpat round), but during desert storm there were no iraqi helicopters available. a mbt needs a laser range finder and dynamic lead, without that its horribly difficult to do so. the israelian tankers i talked to confirmed that they are training to aim on helicopters. with the merk 3 baz its much easier, as it is equipped with a target tracking system. modern mbt, including russian t-80u/90, are able to hit helicopters, it depends only on the training. we tracked even the a-10. they came usually around to make targetting exercises on my base.
i would never make the statement that a helicopter outranges a mbt. first the helicopter has to find the tank and that may be difficult. ever seen a german tank platoon when a helicopter comes in sight? four tanks tracking that one helicopter. and be sure, he does not know about it.
regards
axl
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