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Originally Posted by Supostat However, in Chechnya actually tanks were used often to sweep out terrorists/rebels of houses in which they were fortified. 30mm HE rounds of BMP-2 cannon was not powerful enough, and artillery did no provide accuracy enough to hit a certain building. Then tank was driven into position and made a one or more direct hits into target with its 125mm HE rounds. |
When I was an Engineer we had a 165mm Demolition Gun on what was called the CEV, the Combat Engineer Vehicle.....
Looked like this
Not a MBT, not anything close to it, but it sure got the job done as far as the Battlefield Engineer Mission, and, with 165MM HESH (High Explosive Squash Head) Round, we could do a lot of damage with that puppy.
We could also clear Minefields with it and a host of other Engineer missions.
You think something like that would have gotten the job done in Chechnya?