Monday, July 3, 2023

The mudhole that ate a tank

 


15 comments:

  1. Real Life. And really "FUN" to recover from even from a secure area.

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  2. The long pipe on the right of the turret is an engine snorkel; uninstalled. Not doing any good there.

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  3. Respectfully the snorkel idea would never help in a bog like this tank ended up in.

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  4. That's the problem when you weigh 60+ tons

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  5. Proving pit traps work, even on tanks

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  6. The entire NATO Ukraine mission in one photo.

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    1. The entire Russian invasion of Ukraine in one photo.

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  7. I got my dozer blade stuck in the mud cleaning out a ditch. The suction was so strong I had to remove the blade and pull it out after I got on flat ground.

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  8. That kid who ate paste in the Third Grade, is now a tank driver.

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    1. I heard the Hansen Brothers (the hockey players) had volunteered for the Ukie tank corps.

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  9. Well, apparently the mud hole at the tracks also. Obviously a shell hole.

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  10. it appears the engine is not immersed, so pull it out and hose it out?

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  11. "Artillery lends dignity to what would otherwise be a vulgar brawl."

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  12. seen tanks in mud holes at polk back in the day...would take 2 88's to pull out a m60

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    1. Saw this at Stewart with M1s. Putting two heavy armored brigades in a Georgia swamp is US Army logic at its finest.

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