I'm not saying damn the logistics, just that weight doesn't make a huge difference if you know it will have to come off a Ro/Ro. I'd rather be heavier and overmatch Type 99 or T90M.
Intratheater movement does matter. I think the Abrams is close to the upper limit of supportability there.
USMC divesting tanks makes sense because they wanted to fight with detached tank PLTs and COs. It multiplies your log problems while limiting the ability to mass. They decided they could use limited space on amphibs better. There is less of a tradeoff when I need to est a DIV support area anyway.
Not just about weight and space: increasingly about bulk fuel forward, maintainers forward, maintenance facilities forward, and energy generation for all of that. The bigger the tank, the more of that you need.
The US Army is probably the last organization that can do it at scale, and that only in an uncontested space. That’s why USMC got rid of them. Nothing to do with employment doctrine.
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Intratheater movement does matter. I think the Abrams is close to the upper limit of supportability there.