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This is assuming there wouldn't be a swarm of drones deployed alongside the tanks. Tanks could be used analogously to aircraft carriers, which would be sitting ducks vs jets/subs/battleships, if it weren't for their own jets they're carrying, or the battleships sailing with them.

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Aircraft carriers don't have the large cannons of a dreadnought. An armored car that served as launchpad and command center for drones could be drastically lighter, faster, cheaper, and with simpler logistics.

The main gun on a tank is actually a pretty cost effective weapon. Projectile weapons are a lot cheaper than missiles.

Yes this would probably work but that doesn’t seem to be what any major army in the world is doing right now.

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