Anti-tank missiles have wreaked havoc against Russian tanks in Ukraine.
AdvertisementAdvertisementVideos of burning Russian tanks — victims of Ukrainian anti-tank missiles — has reignited the long-running debate over whether those missiles and other anti-armor weapons have rendered tanks obsolete.
Celestino Arce/NurPhoto via Getty Images"Neither side appears capable — or willing — of forming much more than a company-sized battle group for offensive operations," Cranny-Evans wrote.
As a result, many engagements involving armor have seen small numbers of tanks face large numbers of missiles.
AdvertisementAdvertisementUkrainian troops display anti-tank missiles, including NLAW and Javelin, at an exhibition in Lviv in December 2022.
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