As the most convenient in modern warfare, drones are also a new weapon with strong lethality, which has been well played in many wars, and in recent years, because of the victory of drones over opponents, there are countless battles, and the more famous ones are the "Nagorno-Karabakh War" in Azerbaijan and Armenia.
Because Azerbaijan has the support of other countries, it is equipped with advanced drones to attack Armenian artillery positions and tanks, resulting in the other side is simply powerless, and it is precisely because the role of drones has far surpassed tanks, leading many people to think that tanks have no advantage, but why is the fact so obvious, many military fans are still unwilling to admit this?
In fact, in many wars, we can also see some clues. In many wars, many countries basically do not use helicopter gunships, this is because some countries are equipped with a large number of advanced anti-aircraft missiles, which are a huge threat to helicopter gunships, and drones will not have this concern, because drones are cheaper to counterfeit, and drones are more effective in attacking large armored weapons such as tanks.
So can drones really crush tanks?
First of all, if the tank side is a small country, then the use of drones can win, because the other side does not have advanced air defense systems and jamming systems, such as Armenia.
Coupled with the fact that small countries do not have advanced composite armor materials, so in the active defense state, it is impossible to resist the attack of drones, which can be seen by looking at those African tanks, basically can only bully the ground troops, for the drones, basically there is no resistance.
In fact, the main use of UAVs is not to attack tanks, but to behead ground infantry squads, such as the US military in Afghanistan to attack the Taliban, basically using UAVs, coupled with the cheap cost of UAVs, compared with hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of anti-aircraft missiles, the loss of a is not at all painful.
So are tanks really inferior to drones? The answer is no.
First of all, the use of tanks is very extensive, and the combat system also has a variety of advantages, the most important thing is that if the tank really does not play a big role, the United States of the "world churning stick" can not insist on research and development, and equipped in the army.
The advantage of the drone hitting the tank is only because the tank is not a high-speed moving target, plus the drone is cheaper than the gunship, if the enemy on the battlefield to send fighters, then the drone is a "brother", there is no advantage at all, and even will only be in the situation of abuse.
In fact, many times, the UAV can shine, the main reason is because the other side is a small country, such as the United States to fight Afghanistan, Azerbaijan to fight Armenia, these combat strength are strong countries to fight weak countries, if the United States and China go to war, you see the United States dares to send drones to attack tanks, the fact is here, but some military fans only saw one-sided news, coupled with the information on the Internet is mixed, confusing everyone's thinking.
For a strong country, the drone is just an ordinary weapon, and the tank is a very important weapon of a strong country, whether it is a tough battle or a street battle, the use of the tank is much greater than the drone, so those who sing the decline of the tank, there is really no need to hold on to this point.
Many people think that drones are very strong, but in modern warfare, the number of drones being shot down is very large, whether it is the drone of the US military, or the drone of China, it is very common to be shot down in war, and the dispatch of drones basically requires a country to completely grasp the air supremacy and can attack the tank.
In other words, drones are just a means to save resources, not the "king" who dominates the battlefield. Many times the battle for air supremacy is fierce, but in the process of competition, the fighter is the main weapon, and the drone is only used as an auxiliary.
But the tank is often used in the course of war "one of the main weapons", so the UAV can defeat the tank, but the strong country fights the weak country, or some special circumstances will appear, not in any war situation, the UAV can easily kill the tank.
In a word, drones are still far from the level of becoming the masters of the battlefield, but with the advancement of science and technology, if fighters adopt unmanned vehicles, then they will really improve their status.