When you start talking about civilian vehicles meeting military vehicles...
There is a story from Ft Knox, Kentucky about a M-60 tank and a 18-wheeler.
There is a highway called US 31E that cuts right through the middle of Ft Knox, the main maneuver area is on the south side of the post, while the gunnery ranges, gold vault, and main post or on the north side. There is a tank crossing that is marked and lighted to warn of movement of vehicles from one side to the other.
One night a tank crew of officers from the Officer Basic Armor Course were driving their tank through the crossing, a semi and trailer ran the warning lights and hit the tank just about dead center on its left side at what was later determined to be at a speed of 75+mph. The damage was extensive...
To the semi.
The semi was completely demolished, I was on the scene of the accident the next day and the only word to describe the wreckage was "confetti". Total damage to the tank...$600.00. The left rear sponson box and fender were destroyed.
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