Quote Originally Posted by Rex Brynen View Post
Wilf:

I think you are misreading to a degree the thrust of the article, which is not really about tanks at all (despite the misleading title): it is about letting the mission (whether cast in FM3-24 terms or otherwise) determine the tactical employment of assets, rather than allowing the mission be determined by the provision of technological fixes ("widgets") and risk aversion.
That was exactly my reading. When did any good army, not require such a degree of judgement?