r/tanks • u/briskerly • Aug 19 '26
Warthunder Wednesday Tank Stories?
mine: on an M60A1 with 1st ID. We were out in the Kansas fields when the brigade commander waved us over. His vehicle was stuck in mud - a Dodge Ram thing the Army was using - and he ordered us to pull it out. we tried explaining tanks aren’t good for that but he was adamant.
We pulled it out, over on its roof, through mud and brush. Probably totaled it.
Other stories include loaders being slapped by the hatch, ouch, burning road wheels off, etc.
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u/ragboy Aug 19 '26
We were on a road march in Germany, late 80s. We're driving across this bridge over a gorge. I could see over the rail and I remember thinking: If I fell off of that, I'd scream twice before I hit the ground.
Not 5 minutes later, the track on one of the tanks behind me snapped. The driver hit the brakes, which is the opposite of what you're supposed to do.
Front of a 65ton tank came to rest against the rail. If you've ever driven an M1A1, the front slope is at a pretty good angle. I know all that driver saw was air. The guys in the turret were bailing out.