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Anonymous
ITT: Travel horror stories

Pic unrelated. They look like they're having a good time.
>> Anonymous
have you ever seen a movie called "Hostel"?
>> Anonymous
No. Why? Have you ever been to a Turkish prison?
>> Anonymous
>>56361
but have you ever been to a Thai prison?
>> Anonymous
Yes. I was in Ar Ramadi 2006, when while driving my tank down this unnamed road, a shaped-charge IED punched a hole into the tank's fuel tanks. While my TC was babbling incoherantly into the radio, the extreme heat from the burning fuel was boiling up from the fuel cells in the rear of the tank.

I stopped the tank, set the E-brakes, pulled the Engine T-handle (which did nothing btw) , shut off the engine, killed the power, and spun open my hatch.

I grabbed my IBA, rifle, and most everything, but left my kevlar inside the tank. My TC was in a blind panic, he grabbed everysingle sensitive item inside the turret of the tank, and tried to exit out of the narrow TC's hatch all at once, while the raging inferno of the tank's burning fuel leaped over the turret's top.

I hollared at him (I don't remember what I said) and he starting throwing his shit down to me. I caught his rifle, helmet, a radio, and misc equipment, wondering when the snipers would open fire.

I caught his stuff, he exited the burning tank, along with my gunner, who remained completely silent the entire time (and pretty much the next 2 days as well) and we ran through the ruined hellscape of that Iraqi city to a nearby American Bradley AFV on OP at the other intercetion. They dropped the ramp, we went in and while it closed we watched while the the hydralics, fuel, main gun ammo and DU on our tank ignite in fireworks.

Also, when I was in Germany, this group of asshole turks accosted me and my friend during a night of heavy drinking. I said we were not looking for a fight, and smiled and they left alone, and the rest of the night was uneventful.
>> Anonymous
>>56378
Well fuck. Try to top that one off /trv/lers.
>> Anonymous
>>56378
That's like something out of a Vonnegut novel or Catch-22 or something.
>> Anonymous
>>56378
What is a tank good for if you can take it out with an home made IED? Was it an Abrams?