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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.
 
U.S. Navy Casablanca-class escort carrier USS Bismarck Sea (CVE-95) flight deck photo taken on 19 December 1944. An FM-2 Wildcat aircraft (N-27), coming in for a landing, either missed or broke an arresting hook and crashed into planes parked on the bow. Here N-27 has crashed into N-33 pushing it over the bow. N-27 also went over the bow. Ensign Woods, pilot of N-33, is seen lying on the deck amid flying wreckage of planes. Operational accidents were more spread out over time but usually resulted in more aircraft destroyed than the intense periods of combat.

 
If you've ever wondered what an air wing and all its provisions and support equipment weighs, check out Bunky's waterline.
 
michaelmaltby said:
Its seems counter-intuitive but tanks, apparently, are very prone to sideways slippage.
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Not just tanks. When I was a kid, the little John Deere bulldozer I was driving across a snowy hillside developed a sideways slide, tipping over the wagon it was towing and dumping 600 gallons of maple sap on the ground. I jumped clear and wound up in a huge puddle of sweetish slush.
Cheers,
Wes
 
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