Warzone/The Drive: Watch US Army Abrams Tanks In World War II Paint Crush Cars At German Competition
But the Germans won the annual Strong Europe Tank Challenge, which is a cross between a training exercise and a friendly field day for tank crews.
he idea of green U.S. Army M1 Abrams tanks with big white stars on their sides, huge American flags flying on top, and art on the hull depicting a turtle wearing a World War II-era tanker uniform, running over a pile of cars sounds like something straight out of a 1980s arcade game. But its actually a real scene from the annual Strong Europe Tank Challenge at the service's 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany.
Since 2016, NATO allies and other friendly nations have sent teams of tankers to Grafenwoehr for the event, which the United States and Germany host together. The gathering involves a number of different activities for crews in and out of their vehicles. The goal is to offer the armor troops an opportunity to train together and build both professional and interpersonal relationships to foster better ties between the participating countries.
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WNU Editor: If watching tanks crush cars are your thing, there are a whole bunch of videos at the above link. :)
2 comments:
love the WWII paint
At the Canadian National Exhibition decades ago they had a small group of military guys with a howitzer and a tank on display. At some point they decided to liven things up by driving the tank over a VW. It of course destroyed the car but unexpectedly the pressure burst a water main positioned under ground below the VW.
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