![]() The study of mechanized doctrine development during 1919-1939 is valuable for several reasons: it can provide historical perspective concerning the development of our branch, and it can reassure us the argument against the retention of a heavy tank force is neither new nor well founded. The British army – successful in developing, fielding and employing armored vehicles during World War I – turned its back on mechanized doctrine during the interwar years and paid the price for its narrow-minded outlook on the future of warfare. These critics state that Operation Desert Storm was the last large-scale requirement for massed formations of armored vehicles and that future conflicts will not need the services of our branch as it exists today. Republished from ARMOR, March-April 1997 editionĪs the armor force prepares to enter the 21st Century, some claim there is no longer a need for a standing force of main battle tanks.
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