The discussion uses the wide distribution and many upgraded forms of the T-55 to challenge the assumption that old tanks are harmless. Amphibious warfare matters because ships can move heavy equipment ashore; a force built only around ever-lighter troops may lack the means to deal with armour encountered after landing. The T-55 is a useful planning benchmark precisely because upgraded examples remain widespread among states and armed groups. The watch point shows why credible expeditionary forces must carry anti-armour weapons and, where the mission demands it, their own protected vehicles.
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Plan for the tanks an expeditionary force may actually meet
A landing force that cannot confront common legacy armour such as the T-55 risks arriving with too little combat power for the likely threat.