Future of Main Battle Tank Looks Secure

By Paul McLeary, Andy Nativi, David Eshel
Washington, Genoa, Tel Aviv

The decision late last year by the U.S. Marine Corps to send a tank platoon to Afghanistan was criticized by some analysts, who rejected the idea that M1A1 Abrams tanks could be useful in a counterinsurgency (COIN) environment.

But for all the talk in recent years of the civilian population representing a center of gravity in COIN operations, and the corresponding need to cut back on air strikes, long-range ...

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