michaelmaltby
Colonel
Its seems counter-intuitive but tanks, apparently, are very prone to sideways slippage. 
especially with track-brake steering. In "Moscow at War: 1941-45" (wonderful, gossipy, book ) there is a gripping description of Stalin's November 1941, October Revolution armed forces parade. The cobble-stoned Red Square and approaches were prone to freezing Hoar Frost and the columns of tanks had to make in-column turns at parade speed. There were no mishaps of the slippage kind, but one tanker pulled out just past the review stand and headed down a side street. When they caught him they learned he had broken column to assist a buddy, fellow tanker not yet 'reviewed'. There was sh*t to pay but, surprisingly, Comrade Stalin was in a forgiving frame of mind, as well he should be, he had SURVIVED, the Siberians had arrived/were arriving, and .... the parade had been a brilliant political and geopolitical show of defiance, power and control. The world saw it all.defiance, power and control. The world saw it all.
especially with track-brake steering. In "Moscow at War: 1941-45" (wonderful, gossipy, book ) there is a gripping description of Stalin's November 1941, October Revolution armed forces parade. The cobble-stoned Red Square and approaches were prone to freezing Hoar Frost and the columns of tanks had to make in-column turns at parade speed. There were no mishaps of the slippage kind, but one tanker pulled out just past the review stand and headed down a side street. When they caught him they learned he had broken column to assist a buddy, fellow tanker not yet 'reviewed'. There was sh*t to pay but, surprisingly, Comrade Stalin was in a forgiving frame of mind, as well he should be, he had SURVIVED, the Siberians had arrived/were arriving, and .... the parade had been a brilliant political and geopolitical show of defiance, power and control. The world saw it all.defiance, power and control. The world saw it all.
