The Third and Fourth Generation Tanks And Their Role In Modern Warfare

Tanks and anti-tank weapons in modernized and innovated forms will still appear on battlefields in the next 20 years to eliminate armoured targets and personnel with the usage of precision-guided munition. The progress of electronation and digitalization of tanks allows better situation awareness on...

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Veröffentlicht in:Vojenské rozhledy 2019-07, Vol.28 (2), p.50-66
Hauptverfasser: Kleiner, Jan, Bajer, Matyáš, Zelinková, Natálie
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Sprache:cze ; eng
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Zusammenfassung:Tanks and anti-tank weapons in modernized and innovated forms will still appear on battlefields in the next 20 years to eliminate armoured targets and personnel with the usage of precision-guided munition. The progress of electronation and digitalization of tanks allows better situation awareness on the battlefield and cooperation with other military assets. An active protection measures were introduced to protect the crew such as reactive armour, active defence weapon systems and composite armour. By establishing a safe perimeter with active defence systems, tanks can sustain the incoming anti-tank weapons. Hence is the U.S. Army currently looking for a replacement of 3rd generation Abrams tanks. The U.S. Army is considering in this case unmanned vehicle as well. The Russian Federation on the other hand enhances conventional tank scheme with modern technologies. Far too much electronation does not have to be necessarily due to the automatic loading mechanism always a step forward.
ISSN:1210-3292
2336-2995
DOI:10.3849/2336-2995.28.2019.02.050-066