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Ah, got ya. Even then, most of that was done by aircraft sorties, though, and not much tank action. The US didn't enter Iraq very far in the first Gulf War.
True. Though in what tank vs tank combat there was, the advantages of modern armor were stark.
I mean, I suppose so... But it certainly showed that in order to face off with a superior force, you need to not be a shite leader too. Capitulation won that conflict, by and large.