As the tank platoon is heading to the 2nd village all the tanks have their turrets facing forward. This is no good for the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th tanks; there's nothing to shoot at. Shouldn't they be trained out to the sides, in alternation? ( face right, face left, face right, or the opposite )
Guess what! I've got a fever, and the only prescription is MORE COWBELL! -Bruce Dickinson-
I agree.
shareAccording to Army field manuals (FM 17-5: Armored Force Drill, January 18, 1943; FM 17-30: Tank Platoon, October 22, 1942; FM 17-10: Tactics and Technique March 17, 1942) security is mentioned and stressed in every manual.
FM 17-30: Tank Platoon references marches:
https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/ref/FM/PDFs/FM17-30.PDF
Chapter 4: Marches
d. A march must not be considered as a joy ride. All men must be alert. Weapons must be ready to repel a ground or air attack. Tank commanders observe from the turret and keep close watch for enemy air or ground troops and for distance to the tank ahead.
e. The following should be particularly stressed (see also FM 17-32):
(1) Keep proper distance from vehicle ahead.
(2) Glance to rear occasionally to observe march of other vehicles.
(3) Watch for air or ground attack.
(4) Keep to right of road when there is two-way traffic. Travel in center of high crowned road when there is one-way traffic but watch out for vehicles trying to pass.
(5) Move off road at halt or as far off the side as practicable. If ditches prevent moving completely off the road. Use available cover but do not close up. Keep distance.
(6) Change drivers at the halt.
(7) Keep alert. Keep weapons ready for use
What does not make senses is Norman not calling out the dismounted enemies in the tree line or the fact that the tank commanders and loaders did not observe the movement since they have the highest observation and vantage point on the vehicleYeah that was embarrassingly over-contrived to make a point wasn't it? His lone spotting of the man/boy in the trees was as silly as what at times seemed to be his magical field of fire with that fixed machine gun.
Yeah that was embarrassingly over-contrived to make a point wasn't it? His lone spotting of the man/boy in the trees was as silly as what at times seemed to be his magical field of fire with that fixed machine gun.
There are degrees however. I'm not saying how close this movie was to it, but in general there's a line somewhere between bending credibility for the sake of the story, and urinating in the viewer's face and telling them to like it.
...then whoa, differences...