The Tanks Are Coming
Educational short about the status of battle tanks and tanker training in the U.S. Army in pre-War 1941, featuring a comical army trainee from the Bronx.
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"George Tobias can't take his sweetie to the steamfitters' ball, because he's taking his cab to join the armored cavalry. As Knox Manning drones on pompously, George is going to become a tank driver, learn Morse code and fire a gun accurately. You never know when you're going to run into that cop from 6th Avenue and 53rd Street! During the Second World, Warner Brothers turned out shorts glorifying several branches and divisions of the armed forces. This one, as you might guess, is abut the tank corps, and played for laughs. It's a bit corny for Warners' resident f..."
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Most of the tanks shown are M2 Light tanks used sparingly after war was declared. Under-armored, under-powered and under-gunned, it would have performed poorly against enemy armor. It's gasoline engine was far more susceptible to catching on fire than German tanks with Diesel engines. The only combat action the tank saw was on Guadacanal with the Marines in the Pacific Theater. Otherwise, they were used for training only. 698 were made from 1935 to 1942.
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Educational short about the status of battle tanks and tanker training in the U.S. Army in pre-War 1941, featuring a comical army trainee from the Bronx.