this tank was stolen from the nearby Kearny Mesa National Guard Armory on May 17th, 1995, the army vet inside drove it around crashing into stuff for 23 minutes until he high centered it on a freeway K rail center divider in the photo you posted, on the left. He was then stuck https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/san-diego-tank-rampage/509-7502058d-70ec-4f10-9955-82b4c7deb704
From the grainy pic can't identify what version of the Patton chassis that is (M48-A5, M60/A1-3)...but with no crew and no ammo you're just an armored bulldozer driving down the street. And with 4 hours of maintenance for every hour of operation and 2.5 gallons to the mile you're not going to get away. I suppose if you've got enough MRE's and water you could sit it out inside for a while but still it's not a survivable position.
Fuck y'all could come into play but only if the driver turned around and started driving over the pursuing cars.
Jesse got it right. After high centering, another Army vet, tanker, cop, got on top, opened the hatch and told the guy to cease and desist, a lot. When, after too much yelling at the guy, wouldn't stop trying to get unstuck, the cop shot him in the head. The end. There were extensive revisions for security after that. At the time, I was at the El Cajon Guard unit. We were Tank Support, I was in Armament. After that our tanks, M 60's, were all pad locked shut.
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I remember when Steve McQueen drove a half track down a couple of streets in Oceanside California when he was in the Marine Corp.
ReplyDeletethis tank was stolen from the nearby Kearny Mesa National Guard Armory on May 17th, 1995, the army vet inside drove it around crashing into stuff for 23 minutes until he high centered it on a freeway K rail center divider in the photo you posted, on the left. He was then stuck https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/san-diego-tank-rampage/509-7502058d-70ec-4f10-9955-82b4c7deb704
ReplyDeleteWasn't that about 30 years ago? I remember watching the chase, if you can call it that, on the news.
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You can tell cuz the cops are all driving those ugly chevy caprices.
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From the grainy pic can't identify what version of the Patton chassis that is (M48-A5, M60/A1-3)...but with no crew and no ammo you're just an armored bulldozer driving down the street. And with 4 hours of maintenance for every hour of operation and 2.5 gallons to the mile you're not going to get away. I suppose if you've got enough MRE's and water you could sit it out inside for a while but still it's not a survivable position.
ReplyDeleteFuck y'all could come into play but only if the driver turned around and started driving over the pursuing cars.
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Jesse got it right. After high centering, another Army vet, tanker, cop, got on top, opened the hatch and told the guy to cease and desist, a lot. When, after too much yelling at the guy, wouldn't stop trying to get unstuck, the cop shot him in the head. The end. There were extensive revisions for security after that. At the time, I was at the El Cajon Guard unit. We were Tank Support, I was in Armament. After that our tanks, M 60's, were all pad locked shut.
ReplyDeleteDidn't make the headlines like the white Ford Bronco did.
ReplyDeleteGreat point Boggy. Even back then, it didn't fit the narrative.
ReplyDeleteOh, it made headlines thirty-some years ago, I watched the news that morning and worked in the area (Clairmont Mesa) while it was all going on....
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