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Originally Posted by footfootfoot
I just watched the movie Fury, about a WWII tank crew and was reminded of a question I'd had since I was a kid. ...
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Tanks, for the memories ...
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Originally Posted by footfootfoot
... When the tanks were in a battle three of them got blown up or disabled during the battle and after there was a brief break before the surviving tanks took off.
I could see leaving the dead behind for others to retrieve or bury since they were on the go and in a hurry, but wouldn't they have picked up the other tanks' shells and ammo to re-stock their own tanks?
It seemed odd to me that they'd just leave weapons on the ground and move on.
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I wouldn't want to stake my survival in the next battle on ammo that may be damaged enough to jam the gun; unless, that was my only option. There're a lot of variables in your synopsis; but, I'd probably want metallurgy stress checks first.