Italy's Defense Ministry has opened a €5.14 billion ($5.86 billion) procurement for a new main battle tank and vehicles built on it, according to a record published Sept. 21 in the database of Italy's National Anti-Corruption Authority (ANAC). The entry,
Wow, so I guess they were picturing everything reverting back to 19th-century warfare? Or maybe, they were picturing what actually happened, but they didn’t know what to call the heavy, but still fast and maneuverable, gun platforms we now call “tanks”.
I guess it goes to show that you have to consider what a new military technology adds, as well as what it subtracts.