[horsawlarway]

Personally - I agree. I don't yet think we're at the point where tanks are obsolete.

That said... I think the niche the tank occupies right now is getting a LOT smaller.

Infantry screening is no longer enough. It's not just manpads and other anti-tank weaponry coming in from close quarters... it's gps guided missiles dropping on the tank from drones miles above.

We're definitely still going to see ground vehicles play an important part in combat, but I strongly suspect it's going to move back towards favoring nimble vehicles with specific utility. Not the current style of armored tanks.