No, Tanks Are Not Obsolete — The Russian Army is Just Bad at Combined Arms

Today’s Russian army is the successor of the formidable Red Army; the very same Red Army that defeated the Third Reich and kept American generals up at night during the Cold War.

But, oh, how the mighty have fallen.

According to the Washington Post, Russia has lost more than 2,000 vehicles, including more than 300 tanks since the invasion began on February 24.

If you are following the incredible defense of Ukraine by her heroic citizens, then you might be tempted to think that tank warfare is dead. After all, Ukrainians are popping $4.5 million Russian tanks with $78,000 Javelin’s on the daily.

And now that Ukraine has received 100 Switchblade loitering munitions from the U.S., things are only going to get worse for #PutinsFolly.

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So why are Russian armor columns performing so poorly?

There is a way to successfully deploy armor and it’s called “combined arms.” This is the idea that you must integrate different combat arms units (infantry, armor, airpower, and artillery) while using effective communication between all of these units, to achieve mutually…