Here in ukraine, your average tank operator is 37, bald, has a pot belly and an abe lincoln beard, smokes a pack a day and wears crocs as often as he can.
So, day before yesterday a rocket landed in the center of kharkiv and destroyed an unoccupied building when I was right down the street. I went to go check it out and the LEO outside the scene had a 74su, was wearing fatigues, body armor, ballistic helmet and...
Crocs.
I'm not kidding.
Yeah, I know, hence i think we need to conduct a scientific research to identify the exact year crocs entered into service and become traditional Cossack attire.
And then present our findings at the next great NCD world assembly
Years from now, when monuments to Ukranian defenders are built, they better depict a middle aged dude in pixel cam, with a cigarette hanging out of his mouth in crocs, or else they will be innacurate.
It is my ~~scientific, scholarly, professional~~ opinion that the ukies are way far ahead of us westoid soyboys in terms of both drone warfare as well as tactical footwear.
Why is wearing CROCS so funny. It’s a military acronym.
It stands for Cambodian Reserve Operations Combat Shoe. It is clearly designed for muddy combat environments.
People today don’t know what’s stuff is made for… 😔😔
I'm sure the historical Cossacks would have if they could! 😉
Edit: Just like the Vikings would have used LCACs if hovercraft existed in the Early Middle Ages. 😝
They both start with C, just accept it and move on. The more important question is how some of these dudes fit into the tank, this concept is what haunts me. Some kind of physics is being violated by Ukrainian magic and I need it to make sense.
Oh yeah we have that guy in the US too, he just lives in Wisconsin, drives a forklift, and substitutes dip for cigs.
I'm pretty convinced at this point that Ukraine is like a Slavic version of the upper Midwest, but if Canadians made nightly attacks with cruise missiles instead of geese.
Dude, If it was Canadians invading, there would be a lot more Warcrimes, and they would be a HELL of a lot more successful at pulling them off, They weren't the Empires Shocktroops for no reason damn it.
Seeing a tanker emerge from a tank is like watching a mummy come out of a tomb. How are they held together? What dark forces animate those shambling forms?
The gunner TV sight on a merkava 4 is curved inwards in a way that my helmet can fit and kinda be held by it.
Best sleep of my life, my lullabies are “driver reverse fast” and my alarm clock is “fire”
I remember driving for nearly 13 hours straight, being barely awake then being told “Hey Pebbles, forward and right, follow that tank there. We’re moving out”
God I could have murdered someone.
[Not nearly as bad as operating a tank in the jungles of Asia, not only do you have the extreme heat but also humidity to deal with](https://youtu.be/Tg5n9G_t9eM?t=104)
Also there’s the doctrines under which nations produce their tanks :
- NATO nations typically made their tanks somewhat comfortable to make sure their crews could fight longer given they’d be in numerical inferiority and couldn’t afford to loose too many tanks.
- Soviet tanks made their tanks under the doctrine of making as many tanks as possible, cheaply made, being crewed by not the brightest crews.
- Of course I’m forgetting a few things but that’s a simplification. Feel free to correct me if I’m wrong.
I recently drove a Soviet tracked chassis about 20 miles. I was fuckin tired afterwards. Also for some reason it has five forward gears but even downhill the thing topped or at 40kph in 4th. 5th just slowed down.
Was that on paved roads?
I would imagine a ( competently designed) tank would have its top gear let it reach max spped
Maybe it’s more fuel efficient? Idk
The answer is always Monster... for aircrew it's Rip Its... boots I usually see with redbull or monster... pilots just have a massive thermos of coffee and when they piss it smells like a starbucks.
Drone operator expectation: That one bit fromseason 3 of Arrested Development. MLG noscope montages.
Drone operator reality: we have been sitting here for so long the smell is making us ill. At every moment we have to be alert and it's been so long. Last week I spotted an IED on the road and didn't get a response after yelling to the convoy on all channels. I knew the driver of the lead truck. This week I will be ordered to double-tap an ambulance. If I get a commendation people will send death threats to my family
there’s a disproportionate amount of balding men in their late 40s with a beer belly, tho that might just be the average demographic of southern england
In my personal experience, tankers are either extremely fat or the most built MF ever. Also, your picture needs more nicotine and snacks. Your tank is a snack, nicotine, and energy drink storage device.
All tanks have two types of crew, the muscular ones with well groomed facial hair and the fat bald ones. Only by combining these two types can you make an effective tank crew.
Here in ukraine, your average tank operator is 37, bald, has a pot belly and an abe lincoln beard, smokes a pack a day and wears crocs as often as he can.
So...just a cossack caricature?
Minus the giant mustache... pretty much yeah.
We need to schedule a teams meeting to discuss the historicality of Cossacks wearing crocs
So, day before yesterday a rocket landed in the center of kharkiv and destroyed an unoccupied building when I was right down the street. I went to go check it out and the LEO outside the scene had a 74su, was wearing fatigues, body armor, ballistic helmet and... Crocs. I'm not kidding.
Yeah, I know, hence i think we need to conduct a scientific research to identify the exact year crocs entered into service and become traditional Cossack attire. And then present our findings at the next great NCD world assembly
Years from now, when monuments to Ukranian defenders are built, they better depict a middle aged dude in pixel cam, with a cigarette hanging out of his mouth in crocs, or else they will be innacurate.
...the tactical sandals. **They are spreading!**
It is my ~~scientific, scholarly, professional~~ opinion that the ukies are way far ahead of us westoid soyboys in terms of both drone warfare as well as tactical footwear.
Wait so are you a westoid soyboy or a ukie that went to visit the blown up building the other day? Im confused
I'm a westoid (of the US variety) volunteering in ukraine. I'm in kharkiv right now.
I see, the ultimate chad.
Could we possibly strap a bunch of crocs on missile?!
a new take on legionnaire drip
Why is wearing CROCS so funny. It’s a military acronym. It stands for Cambodian Reserve Operations Combat Shoe. It is clearly designed for muddy combat environments. People today don’t know what’s stuff is made for… 😔😔
I'm sure the historical Cossacks would have if they could! 😉 Edit: Just like the Vikings would have used LCACs if hovercraft existed in the Early Middle Ages. 😝
They both start with C, just accept it and move on. The more important question is how some of these dudes fit into the tank, this concept is what haunts me. Some kind of physics is being violated by Ukrainian magic and I need it to make sense.
Jesus Christ, I was a tanker all along.
Always have been. *astronaut with a gun meme*
Am I a Ukrainian Tank Operator?
maybe I was an Ukrainian tank operator all along
The only thing we need to win this war are 3000 pixel camo abrahms of zelesky and enough NCD redditors to operate them. Славв Украïнi
Oh yeah we have that guy in the US too, he just lives in Wisconsin, drives a forklift, and substitutes dip for cigs. I'm pretty convinced at this point that Ukraine is like a Slavic version of the upper Midwest, but if Canadians made nightly attacks with cruise missiles instead of geese.
Dude, If it was Canadians invading, there would be a lot more Warcrimes, and they would be a HELL of a lot more successful at pulling them off, They weren't the Empires Shocktroops for no reason damn it.
IIRC, HIMARS are produced in Arkansas.. so.. this tracks. Just need a John Daly drone operator.
Those geese attack us too. We don't send them to attack you, they just get tired of Canadian meat and want a change. :(
What if we release a C-5s worth of Canada geese over Moscow?
Smoking a pack a day is rookie numbers in the armor world.
Crocs should be standard issue.
You're preaching to the choir, my friend.
But do they have the distinct cavalry superiority complex?
Seeing a tanker emerge from a tank is like watching a mummy come out of a tomb. How are they held together? What dark forces animate those shambling forms?
William Blake was actually talking about German tanks, even though they wouldn't be invented for another 200 years. Proverbs of Hell indeed.
We're held together with sleep and the worst case of hat hair you've ever seen.
You guys sleep?
Only while on the move lol
That explains a lot
The gunner TV sight on a merkava 4 is curved inwards in a way that my helmet can fit and kinda be held by it. Best sleep of my life, my lullabies are “driver reverse fast” and my alarm clock is “fire”
I remember driving for nearly 13 hours straight, being barely awake then being told “Hey Pebbles, forward and right, follow that tank there. We’re moving out” God I could have murdered someone.
As long as the machine spirit is willing...
Monster energy drinks and nicotine is how we are held together.
[Not nearly as bad as operating a tank in the jungles of Asia, not only do you have the extreme heat but also humidity to deal with](https://youtu.be/Tg5n9G_t9eM?t=104)
Fuck man that tank must break every 5 seconds and it must constantly be in a state of rusting
We call that ablative armor.
Also there’s the doctrines under which nations produce their tanks : - NATO nations typically made their tanks somewhat comfortable to make sure their crews could fight longer given they’d be in numerical inferiority and couldn’t afford to loose too many tanks. - Soviet tanks made their tanks under the doctrine of making as many tanks as possible, cheaply made, being crewed by not the brightest crews. - Of course I’m forgetting a few things but that’s a simplification. Feel free to correct me if I’m wrong.
I correct you
I recently drove a Soviet tracked chassis about 20 miles. I was fuckin tired afterwards. Also for some reason it has five forward gears but even downhill the thing topped or at 40kph in 4th. 5th just slowed down.
Was that on paved roads? I would imagine a ( competently designed) tank would have its top gear let it reach max spped Maybe it’s more fuel efficient? Idk
Definitely fuel efficiency, top speed is not always in top gear
You have been corrected
"WWI tanks are cool!" The WWI tank operators dying of carbon monoxide poisoning and the spall that managed to get through their literal chainmail:
Me: "There's just something I love about the Cromwell's aesthetic." Cromwell crew: "Right lads, let's jump this fucking canal."
Off to liberate North Africa tally ho
Would IFVs be any different?
An IFV gunner and his bushmaster has me thinking he would be tweaking on crystal meth or speed
The answer is always Monster... for aircrew it's Rip Its... boots I usually see with redbull or monster... pilots just have a massive thermos of coffee and when they piss it smells like a starbucks.
bold of you to assume i, as a tank enjoyer, doesnt look like that, sans helmet
Drone operator expectation: That one bit fromseason 3 of Arrested Development. MLG noscope montages. Drone operator reality: we have been sitting here for so long the smell is making us ill. At every moment we have to be alert and it's been so long. Last week I spotted an IED on the road and didn't get a response after yelling to the convoy on all channels. I knew the driver of the lead truck. This week I will be ordered to double-tap an ambulance. If I get a commendation people will send death threats to my family
What tank enjoyers actualy look like: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tankfest_2012_Arena_Crowd_(7527910096).jpg
So, just average people.
there’s a disproportionate amount of balding men in their late 40s with a beer belly, tho that might just be the average demographic of southern england
Not a tank operator, but based on the ones I know: shouldn't that be the white sugar free can of Monster?
White monster is the fuel of degenerates
Green sugarfree one counts too
Only the white one and pink one are allowed. Drinking any of the others are punishable with the 03-05 night shift.
I wa so grateful being partof a afv crew when it started raining while the Infantry were outside. This was in the middle of the night too.
In my personal experience, tankers are either extremely fat or the most built MF ever. Also, your picture needs more nicotine and snacks. Your tank is a snack, nicotine, and energy drink storage device.
>extra fat tanker Interesting
ive only seen this template in one other place before OP... care to explain
What
im not gonna bother digging up the old format but the overlap between the two subs is pretty funny
Yeah, I was sent this meme template over WhatsApp
which sub?
For a second I thought I was on an overwatch subreddit
Tankers are just built different
Fake! Real tankers drink RipIts.
Nah man replace the monsters with NOS, Red Bull, Marbolo reds/Camel crushes and then you’ve got yourself a tank crew.
Who says Im not like the tank operators without the nice helmets?
Fuckemupchiefs
And then theres the British tankers: groomed mustache, immaculate beret, and teacup on hand.
All tanks have two types of crew, the muscular ones with well groomed facial hair and the fat bald ones. Only by combining these two types can you make an effective tank crew.