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A tank is a tracked armoured combat vehicle designed for front-line action, combining strong offensive and defensive capabilities. For offense the tank carries a large calibre gun and machine guns while heavy armour and good all-terrain mobility provide protection for the tank and its crew.
Tanks were first manufactured during World War I in an effort to break the deadlock of trench warfare. The British Army realised that they required a vehicle that had the mobility to reach the enemy trenches over barbed wire and rough terrain, the armour to withstand small arms fire and shrapnel from artillery and the weaponry to suppress or destroy enemy infantry, machine gun nests and pillboxes.
Today, tanks are among the most formidable and versatile weapons on the battlefield. They are valued for their ability to engage a wide range of ground targets, including enemy tanks and fortifications, as well as their shock value against infantry. In the ongoing race for battlefield supremacy, tanks and armoured tactics have undergone continuous evolution for nearly a century. Although the main battle tank is generally considered a key component of modern armies, recent thinking has challenged the need for such powerful and expensive weaponry in a period characterised by unconventional and assymetric warfare.
Tanks seldom operate alone, being organised into armoured units. Despite their apparent invulnerability, without combined arms support tanks are vulnerable to specialised anti-tank artillery and aircraft, enemy tanks, anti-tank mines, and (at short ranges) infantry. Perhaps the greatest tribute to the impact of the tank on modern warfare is the variety of methods that have been developed to destroy or neutralise them.