[DefenseOne] How the Pentagon is preparing for a tank war with Russia

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Karber, the president of the Potomac Foundation, went on a fact-finding mission to Ukraine last year, and returned with the conclusion that the United States had long overemphasized precision artillery on the battlefield at the expense of mass fires.

One of the defining features of the war in Eastern Ukraine is the use of drones by both sides, not to target high-value terrorists but to direct fire in the same way forces used the first combat aircraft in World War I. The past has a funny way of re-inventing itself, says McMaster.

"In the haste of running for the airport and trying to respond to a last-minute request with short time fuse," Karber said by way of explanation, "I made the mistake of believing we were talking about the same photos and it never occurred to me that the three photos of Russian armor were part of that package or being considered."


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