[OT] Military (non-political) discussion of Iraq war

[Aloofi]

Originally posted by Alpha Kodiak:
I don't know if the walking tank concept is such a great idea, even if the artwork looks cool. The best design of a tank is something that is low to the ground and can dig itself in so that it is hard to hit. .

Yeah, I agree. A walking tank would probably never be implemented. More likely research will go towards a hover tank, maybe based in superconductor tech.

But IMHO, the tank of the future will be a digger tank, capable of traveling and fighting underground, and then somebody will develop digger torpedos as an infantry anti-tank defense.

Then there is the danger of nuclear proliferation. If nukes end up in the hands of most countries around the world, and if they are used, I can easily see people moving to live underground, maybe the development of entire underground cities, thus making underground warfare a must for the future.

On the infantry side, it seems Power Armor will be the the next thing, an armor with hydraulic strenght enhacers so infantry can run faster, jump higher, and carry heavier weapons. Power armor have the potential of rendering tanks obsolete because of its movility and smaller size, though I agree that a tank will always be better armored than any infantry armor suit, and a tank with a highly mobile turret will probably be able to target Power Infantry.
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