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Originally Posted by SHERMAN Aircraft arnt much good either if their aiffield is taken by enemy ground units. all units rely on each other in combat. |
In WWII that was certainly true. Nowadays, I dont think thats as much of a threat, for 2 reasons. First of all aircraft have a much longer range, that means the can deploy deep behind friendly lines with little risk from enemy ground forces. And 2nd, helicopter forward bases can be set up and moved easily as they dont require fixed assets like a concrete runway.
Im not saying there is no place for an AFV, obviously tanks provide much needed fire support to infantry. But I do think that given the abundence and lethality of modern AT-weapons the present day manned armored land bemoths will metamorphose into something faster and less valuable.