On Mar 5, 5:10 pm, Jim Stewart wrote:

The German Tiger tank was not exceeded in potential by Allied armor
until the deployment of the M-1 Abrams.

Now *that's* a tank.

Too bad there will be no more tank battles...

Don't be so sure. While it's unlikely we will see mass tank battles
such as Kursk, the Tank will continue to dominate the battlefield.

When I was in OCS playing infantry grunt we were assaulted by a
platoon of tanks. Everyone knew it was "war games", but let me tell
you - nothing, but nothing gets the pucker up like 63 tons rolling at
you at 50 MPH, main gun and coax pointing in your direction.

At that moment, my choice of branch was clear -- armor.

Though I completed my 21 years as an infantry Company Commander, and
learn to respect the havoc wreaked by one grunt and a LAW, I think
reports of the tank's demise are greatly exaggerated.

Dan