Military Scientists' Doubt: Infantry Fighting Vehicles Become Soldiers' Graveyards, While "Pickups" Are the Best Choice!
Special operations have negated all theories that equipped armies around the world for decades.
The article by expert Alexander Khramchikhin was published in Russian on September 14.
The front lines in Ukraine have had a huge impact on the development of land military technology.
Military scientists are becoming increasingly unclear about what tasks tanks should solve on the battlefield.
Therefore, both sides in the Ukraine war are increasingly using pickups and "minivans" as one-time vehicles,
as they are at least cheaper, and usually more flexible and faster.
Therefore, concepts need to be completely changed.
Moreover, it may simultaneously proceed in two opposite directions.
One direction is the creation of a series of heavy combat vehicles.
Currently, only Israel's "Merkava-4" tank and the "Namer" wheeled infantry fighting vehicle have achieved this on the same platform.
The other opposite direction of infantry transport is to create as lightweight vehicles as possible,
which do not require much protection, and survive through speed, mobility, and small size.
This includes motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, sand bikes, as well as possibly some pickups and jeeps.
Original: www.toutiao.com/article/1843190567766027/
Statement: This article represents the views of the author himself.