Regardless which other vehicles become more or less viable due to the
tanks, i would consider it likely that the tanks will shoot at other
tanks.
If tanks just fight tanks, there would be no reason to have
them at all. If tanks wreak havoc in the rear areas or roll
up infantry positions, you need both tank and anti-tank
units.
I don't think they will just fight tanks. But i think it will be likely
that they also fight tanks. They are mobile, so they can hunt them and
they have a big weapon, that likely (depending on what weapons you use)
can damage tanks. A tank, that has weapons, that can only be used for
large area attacks on weaker targets, would propably possible too, but
feels far more like armoured artillery then a tank IMO.
I would consider it likely however, that there are tanks, built primarily
for other missions (propably with downward mounted guns, because most
targets will be there) and dedicated tank killer tanks.
And unless the tanks are forced by something to all operate on the
same height, that means shooting both upwards and downwards.
I would guess that the most common altitude for grav tanks
is "nap of the earth". Going higher might make sense for
fast, long-distance flight, but it is a calculated risk if
the enemy has hidden units to hit the unmasked flyers.
If you have a big plain, that will give you a definite height, but they
will be comparably easy to detect even there.
If you have more broken terrain, you have the option to be in a valley, or
making a short hop to the next valley and such. That will lead to tanks
meeting at different heights.
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