BREAKING: U.S. Army Tank Scores First-Ever “In-Flight” Fighter Jet Kill After Being Launched Into the Air
WASHINGTON — Military officials are reportedly struggling to explain what may be the most ridiculous armored combat engagement ever recorded.
In an incident that sounds…BREAKING: U.S. Army Tank Scores First-Ever “In-Flight” Fighter Jet Kill After Being Launched Into the Air
WASHINGTON — Military officials are reportedly struggling to explain what may be the most ridiculous armored combat engagement ever recorded.
In an incident that sounds considerably more like a video game highlight than modern warfare, a United States Army tank allegedly achieved the first known in-flight shootdown of an enemy fighter aircraft — while the tank itself was airborne.
Yes.
The tank was flying.
According to preliminary fictional battlefield reports, the armored vehicle was violently launched into the air during combat. Rather than accepting the fundamental laws of physics as a limitation, the tank crew reportedly identified an approaching enemy fighter jet and did the only reasonable thing available:
They fired the main gun at it.
And hit it.
Witnesses described the scene as approximately six seconds of complete disbelief followed by everyone simultaneously asking:
«“Did that tank just shoot down a jet?”»
The answer was apparently yes.
The fighter aircraft was destroyed while the tank continued its completely unauthorized career in aviation before eventually returning to the ground.
Military analysts are already debating what the engagement means for the future of armored warfare.
One fictional Pentagon official, speaking on the condition that nobody ask how any of this happened, reportedly said:
«“Tanks are traditionally classified as ground vehicles. We may need to review that definition.”»
The Army has not confirmed whether the crew will receive an aviation badge.
The U.S. Air Force has also reportedly declined to comment.
Unofficially, however, sources say fighter pilots are extremely unhappy about losing an air-to-air kill to a vehicle equipped with tracks.
Military historians would likely classify the event as the first recorded tank-to-aircraft kill conducted while both the aircraft and the tank were airborne.
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