Thread by @Hogan698

@shaunwalker7 American tank mechanic here. Some advice.

Tanks are bad at urban combat. They need infantry support. Without boots on ground they're just big targets with poor visibility. Rifles should aim for the periscopes, but most importantly the sight unit on top of the turret.

@shaunwalker7 Take down street signs. Don't let the enemy know where they are. Move signs to the wrong streets. Tanks are super heavy, so try to direct them to streets that can't hold their weight. They can't move if they break through to the sewer.

@shaunwalker7 Break the tracks if you have explosives. Tracks are also terrible for catching stuff like barbed wire/concertina wire. Line the streets with anything that can get sucked in and tangle up.

@shaunwalker7 The engine needs to breathe, so throw your molotov cocktails at whatever looks like an intake for the engine. It has rubber belts, hoses, and fuel lines.

@shaunwalker7 Tanks are a logistical nightmare. They need a supply chain a mile long for service parts, and especially fuel. They can usually only go about 300 miles on improved roads on one tank of fuel. Stop the supply line, and a tank is just a giant pile of useless iron.

@shaunwalker7 Visibility is rather poor from an armored vehicle. If you paint dinner plates to look like mines and set them upsode down in the street, the tank crew won't be able to tell if they're real or not.

@shaunwalker7 If you're brave enough, you can run up and throw blankets over the tank. This has actually worked in the past. It blinds the driver/gunner.

@shaunwalker7 The U.S. ARMY likes to fight at night because we have thermal imagers. Thermal picks up heat, so you can not hide behind a bush, but anything that is ambient temperature just looks like a black square. They can't see through windows because the glass is ambient.

@shaunwalker7 Cut up cardboard boxes and put them everywhere. The cardboard is the same temperature as the environment. Hiding behind anything that obscures vision only works if they don't have thermal. Sheets of cardboard in every bush, tree, etc. Will just be a square in a thermal imager.

@shaunwalker7 Set them up everywhere as distractions. Make a chaos terrain for the enemy.

@shaunwalker7 Set up obstacles in streets to force them to slow down. This makes them an easier target. A serpentine obstacle like this also makes it almost impossible to back up because tank drivers don't have any visibility to the rear. This is a good place to set out wire to tangle tracks.

@shaunwalker7 Put a bunch of old tires on the ground. If you can trap the vehicle where it's surrounded by tires throw molotov cocktails and get the tires burning. Tires burn super hot, and they make a lot of smoke.

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@shaunwalker7 Tank obstacles can be pretty simple to make. I like this one the best, but you can also make concrete pyramids the tanks can't climb over.

@shaunwalker7 In urban combat use the terrain to your advantage. Try to funnel the enemy into narrow streets with tall buildings. When fighting from a building stand at least a meter back from the window so you don't silhouette yourself. This is an extremely common mistake.