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[–] wjrii@lemmy.world 57 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Here you go.

South Carolina in September. Low-slung trailer got stuck at the crossing and the driver skedaddled right before the impact. Also, ever so sadly, it doesn't officially count as a tank, only self-propelled artillery.

[–] Damage@feddit.it 16 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I expected more damage on the train. It really didn't give a fuck.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I think less and less damage to either side as armor and structural integrity increase is probably the norm with trains. For example non armor vehicles are turned into fun metal tangles. This 30 ton "lightly" armored vehicle looks pretty intact. A 70 ton tank might just remain more intact as the train shunts it to the side. The train might take more superstructure damage but there's a lot of just solid metal pushing in one direction. So I don't think any impact like that is ever going to actually just destroy the train.

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago

The armor is light, the vehicle isn't.

On the other hand, a pair of locomotives can easily be over 400 tons, and that's not counting the rest of the train. Those doublestacked shipping containers on a well car can add 100 tons each.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I was wondering how a tank ended up on a railway track.

[–] Slovene@feddit.nl 5 points 10 months ago

It was training for battle.

[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Kinda looks like an M1A1 Abrams to me

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

That is 100 percent a pally. Abrams don't have rear doors.

[–] wjrii@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Nah, it's got that extra flat butt and long overhang with the basket thing on the back of the turret. The news report also said it's a Paladin, though this video is also showing off midsize-market local American news, so I wouldn't have trusted it on its own.