Military Photo: How Not To Tow A Tank

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Posted: 06/01/2013

Here is what happened. One tank broke down and the other towed it. M1s have turbine engines which run hot. When towing an M1 with another M1 the crews are supposed to employ a blast deflector. They did not. This occurred in Iraq and the ambient temp was over 120 degrees F.

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