The infantry originally supposed to coordinate with the tanks fled after just a few exchanges during the battle. To cover the infantry's retreat, they used smoke grenades, leaving the tank crew directly exposed to the snow leopard's line of fire, treated like cans and struck directly.
Most importantly, they reacted slowly.
This wasn't because the crew lacked combat experience, but because the drones of the Cuban army weren't self-produced; they were purchased, and they were of various brands.
United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, USA, Japan—everything was available, and the differences in software and hardware versions and channels led to the drones being unable to directly communicate with each other. They had to collectively upload and wait for translation processes before being transmitted back to the tank platoon commander. Without an AI like Sky Net to coordinate, everything was manual, and even a two to three-minute delay was considered fast.
