Army & Navy - Task Forces for the Army

Now that the test of war had put the tank in its proper niche — a powerful but not a supreme weapon — even devout Armored Forcemen took a new view of its employment. No longer can the armored divisions, immoderately proud of their dashing cavalry background, expect always to go into battle in the full strength of their organization.

Instead, the division is likely to be used more often as a pool from which armored battalions can be drawn to form task forces with infantry and artillery.

So potent have anti-tank defenses...