Tank

Tanks are armored combat vehicle that moves using a wheel-shaped chain. The main characteristic of a tank is usually the protector of the heavy armor, the weapon which is a big cannon, and high mobility to move smoothly in all fields. While tanks are expensive vehicles and require a lot of logistical supplies, tanks are the most powerful land weapons and all-round in the modern battlefield, due to its ability to destroy any ground target, and mental effects of the infantry.

Tank is a vehicle that is very strong fighter. Even so, the tank did not operate alone. Included in the regular tank armored units in an integrated army, which is a combination of other infantry and cavalry. Without the support of other units, tanks, although it has a thick protective, still paralyzed by the infantry, mines, artillery, and helicopters or aircraft. [1] The tank is also not effective in urban terrain and woods, where long-distance capability so the tanks can not be used , a tank driver vision so limited, and tank cannon may not be turned to maximum.

The tank was first used in World War I to break the deadlock war trenches, tanks and the role eventually evolved to replace the role of cavalry. The term tank (tank) appeared at the time of the first tanks in factories in the UK: the workers were told that they were making a wheeled water transport chain, so it is fighting vehicles can be kept secret. [2]

Tanks and armored vehicles tactics have evolved over nearly a century. Although weapons systems and protective tanks are still being developed, many countries are beginning to question the need for heavy vehicles like this, especially in the era of non-conventional war. [3]