rocketman Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 (edited) Sorry, site is in Swedish. Check in full-screen mode and fast forward to 1:45 for the "main" action http://feber.se/video/art/332305/stridsvagn_sladdar_s_hrt_att_d/ Edited August 6, 2015 by rocketman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baneman Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Holy ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VladimirTarasov Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Sorry, site is in Swedish. Check in full-screen mode and fast forward to 1:45 for the "main" action http://feber.se/video/art/332305/stridsvagn_sladdar_s_hrt_att_d/ The tank biathlon, That was the Kuwaiti crew, They messed up hardcore 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
womble Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 That made me laugh. Wow! I've never seen a tank power slide before! Cool! Oh... that looks like a bit too much of a bow wave... yep. Conked out. Hah. It looks like it's being sick! That's an even bigger power slide. Blow me down, a rolling tank.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c3k Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Both of those last drivers had a bit of a lesson... Glad the last one was buttoned up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 (edited) rocketman, And to think I thought drifting MBTs was pretty amazing. I had no idea a rollover was even possible on flat ground. Wow! Hope the crew was okay, but I could easily see numerous casualties from something like that. Regards, John Kettler Edited August 10, 2015 by John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzersaurkrautwerfer Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 There's a whole saying about "fast is smooth and smooth is fast." Seems applicable here. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 panzersaurkrautwerfer, Have you ever seen anyone drift an Abrams? Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delliejonut Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 This should be modeled in CM 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apocal Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 And to think I thought drifting MBTs was pretty amazing. I had no idea a rollover was even possible on flat ground. Wow! Hope the crew was okay, but I could easily see numerous casualties from something like that. That's what happens when you drift off the hardball onto soft soil. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzersaurkrautwerfer Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Have you ever seen anyone drift an Abrams? No. We generally did not treat our hardware like toys. A slower deliberate turn is what you want to do (slower, as in moving quick but not to the degree you've lost traction) if you need to change travel direction. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White2Golf Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 No. We generally did not treat our hardware like toys. A slower deliberate turn is what you want to do (slower, as in moving quick but not to the degree you've lost traction) if you need to change travel direction. +1 to this. I have seen it happen and have had it happen while I was driving. It would usually happen in winter conditions. But never on purpose like those clowns. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slysniper Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 that's the type of Army you want to fight against. They take out their own equipment. But really, was this some type of race with tanks with different nations competing. if so, then I can see why they might be pushing the limits. ( but still not very good at judging what their limits were.) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Canadian Cat Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Yeah, it is usually a good idea to learn the limits off camera, in private, *before* you head to the competition. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apocal Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Just sayin' guys: But really, was this some type of race with tanks with different nations competing. if so, then I can see why they might be pushing the limits. ( but still not very good at judging what their limits were.) They aren't really pushing anything too far outside the automotive limits of their tank and every other tank that did that event made it through without flipping over. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzersaurkrautwerfer Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 (edited) Just sayin' guys: In any organization I was in, the amount of fired that Bradley crew would be would not be measurable by science. The American Soldier gets away with a lot, but I've seen much less silly stuff done with pretty drastic results to one's career (the amount of phone calls I got when one of my tanks was spotted with the commander sitting on the edge of the cupola while the tank was in motion was impressive). . The tank just looks like it's someone who sucks at turning. Terrain looks like Benning or Knox, likely a basic training (or god forbid tank full of 2LTs) crew. Edited August 14, 2015 by panzersaurkrautwerfer 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jotte Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 "Meanwhile in Sweden" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apocal Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 In any organization I was in, the amount of fired that Bradley crew would be would not be measurable by science. The American Soldier gets away with a lot, but I've seen much less silly stuff done with pretty drastic results to one's career (the amount of phone calls I got when one of my tanks was spotted with the commander sitting on the edge of the cupola while the tank was in motion was impressive). . It's 1915. You're sitting in a briefing for next week's exercise. Your platoon sergeants are all at a SNCO PME held at Hooters. Do you know where your Specialists are? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzersaurkrautwerfer Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Do you know where your Specialists are? The ville. There's juicy girls they need to catch new and interesting STDs from/to fall in "love" with, and try to marry after knowing them for two weeks. Like I said, they get away with a lot, just the AFV joyriding doesn't seem as likely. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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