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      1 year ago

      "The simplest answer is that the battlefield of 2023 is very, very different from the battlefield of 1943.

      In 1943, tanks could rarely hit targets further than 500m away, or 1km at the maximum. Today the best tanks can strike targets to the visual horizon.(5000-6000m), Digital fire controls and laser range-finding have radically altered the accuracy of guns.

      Furthermore, the development and deployment of numerous infantry fighting vehicles renders dismounted infantry more vulnerable, as an armored vehicle firing 40mm exploding shells at 200 rounds per minute can decimate a hundred charging infantry in 30 seconds or less. Such vehicle classes didn’t even exist in WW2.

      GPS and laser-guided munitions allow precision strikes to take out groups of infantry from 50-60km away."

      https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/5/2/2166485/-Quick-Explainer-A-WW1-Russian-General-could-explain-why-the-Russian-Winter-Offensive-Failed