| Well the normal role of a tank is shock action. They can destroy the enemy who hold ground, but the infantry need to actually physically seize and hold the ground. A tank can't "hold" ground. They support each other, in the sense that tanks can advance under fire, infantry cannot (without massive losses). And the Inf can then be fighting force that fills and holds the void that the tank creates. A tank can't hold ground the same way Inf can because they are large targets, most often "above ground" (as opposed to Inf who can be dug in with overhead protection. I'm sure I'll have what I've said contradicted by a tankie, but that's what I've been taught.
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Platoon Commander, 6 Platoon, B Company
10/27th Battalion
Royal South Australia Regiment 
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