While the future of the tank as a battlefield weapon has come under scrutiny thanks to heavy losses in Ukraine, military thinking is that many Russian losses are down to poor planning and deployment.

The Pl-01's primary weapon was either a 105mm or 120mm ... may have impacted tank development for the foreseeable future.

If Pukhov is right, and the future is highly dispersed ... The longbow, the armored knight, and the tank all seemed ascendant for a time until some other weapon or tactic ended their reign of ...