Russia's War Against Ukraine
OP-ED
Brian Drohan and Andy Forney: The lessons of Debaltseve – armored vehicles still matter, but they need to be mobile, lethal, and survivable
After nearly fifteen years of counterinsurgency in Iraq and Afghanistan, American advocates of heavy armored forces interpreted Ukrainian forces' defeat at the battle of Debaltseve as an indication that "tanks still matter." But the key lesson of the Debaltseve fight is a broader one: Combat vehicles of whatever kind must provide the mobility, protection, and lethality that commanders require in order to best integrate armor, infantry, and artillery in a combined arms fight.