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Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 2:06 pmAmazing work these WT guys do .
I had no idea there where open top tanks .
I had no idea there where open top tanks .
A nice way to see the countryside!
Although I did think that you could cause havoc by tossing potatoes in there, don't know why I thought of that... oh yes I do:
USS O'Bannon
As the Japanese sailors attempted to man their three-inch deck gun, the O'Bannon's deck hands, not having side arms, grabbed potatoes from nearby storage bins and pelted the Japanese with them. Thinking the potatoes were hand grenades, the submarine's sailors were too occupied with throwing them away from the sub to fire.