NO WEAPON OBSOLETE
TANK STILL VERY IMPORTANT COMMENT BY A NEW ZEALAND BRIGADIER “Do you consider that the tank has been rendered more or less ineffective as a weapon of war on account of the increased effectiveness of gunfire?” was a question put to Brigadier L. M. Inglis during an interview at Timaru. “Believe me,” quickly replied the brigadier, “the tank is a long way from being ineffective. Perhaps it has not the same chance as previously of going on for miles without being brought to a halt, but because its effectiveness has been restrained, that does not make it obsolete. The modern army can no more do without the tank than it can do without the bayonet. In fact, every weapon has its place in the army. See how effectively the Russians have been using cavalry in certain places. Modern warfare is so complicated that very few weapons can be considered obsolete.” I This subject is dealt with editorially to-day.]
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 79, 8 January 1944, Page 4
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161NO WEAPON OBSOLETE Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 79, 8 January 1944, Page 4
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