They did stuff just for fun all the time in the 80’s. I remember being at a local football game once when a dude in a jet pack came soaring into the stadium, flew all around, landed, bowed, and walked off the field. Then they went back to football. We sure have a lot less dudes flying jetpacks these days!
Would it be unsurvivable? The force of the impact on the water would be great, but on the other hand tanks are heavy, and the only thing that matters for the driver (pilot?) is acceleration. Doing absolutely no math the main thing I’d be worried about is the impact with the lake bed afterwards breaking the treads. If all goes well and the engine has some kind of supply of air, you just drive it out again.
It depends on how watertight the tank is and depth of water I suppose, but given the cramped area for drivers, even with a helmet there’s probably a concussion and possibly broken bones. You are going to hit the top and front
Bring some padding and brace for impact, I guess? Clearly someone did it (unless this is doctored).
It’s my impression that modern tanks are built to operate under an appreciable depth of water, which makes sense since airtightness is also watertightness. I have no idea when and where this was taken, and what the case was then. It would suck if the bruised and shaken driver had to swim out.
I choose to believe this was an execution that was fun for the audience.
They did stuff just for fun all the time in the 80’s. I remember being at a local football game once when a dude in a jet pack came soaring into the stadium, flew all around, landed, bowed, and walked off the field. Then they went back to football. We sure have a lot less dudes flying jetpacks these days!
Would it be unsurvivable? The force of the impact on the water would be great, but on the other hand tanks are heavy, and the only thing that matters for the driver (pilot?) is acceleration. Doing absolutely no math the main thing I’d be worried about is the impact with the lake bed afterwards breaking the treads. If all goes well and the engine has some kind of supply of air, you just drive it out again.
It depends on how watertight the tank is and depth of water I suppose, but given the cramped area for drivers, even with a helmet there’s probably a concussion and possibly broken bones. You are going to hit the top and front
Bring some padding and brace for impact, I guess? Clearly someone did it (unless this is doctored).
It’s my impression that modern tanks are built to operate under an appreciable depth of water, which makes sense since airtightness is also watertightness. I have no idea when and where this was taken, and what the case was then. It would suck if the bruised and shaken driver had to swim out.