What was the life expectancy of a tank crew in WW2?

six weeksHis goal was to depict the reality of what it was like to be in the armored divisions fighting in World War II — the life expectancy of a tank crew was six weeks.

Is the movie tank based on a true story?

The Tank can be very marginally considered a science-fiction film – it is set around a NASA habitat experiment designed for future Mars habitation – something like this has not happened in real life so far, although it could very easily do so meaning that it does not exactly involve the speculative science that science …

What do you think about the movie Fury?

Fury shows just how vulnerable you were fighting in a Sherman tank. There is a lot of blood and gore in the film but nothing can really come close to the true horrors of tank warfare. I saw people being blown up and burnt alive. Going to see Fury you don’t get that dreadful, nauseating smell of burnt flesh.

Is the tank in Fury a real tank?

“Fury” as an individual tank identity was a fictional one, but the type of tank – M4A3E8 Sherman, “Easy Eight”, is a real WWII tank and they do exist even today. The individual M4A3E8 tank used on filming Fury is a genuine WWII veteran and survivor. It is from the collections of the Bovington Tank Museum, UK.

How does freedomfury portray how superior the German tanks were?

Fury accurately portrays how superior the German tanks were. A Sherman provided you with protection against most enemy fire but against a Tiger it could easily become your coffin. I remember a very near miss where an eight cm shell from a Tiger tank went within inches of our turret and we decided not to stay around too long after that.

What happened to Bill Fury on D Day?

Bill revisiting the beach where he was shot on D Day. One scene from Fury shows Wardaddy attempting to toughen up Norman by forcing him to shoot a German prisoner in the back, against his will. The prisoner pleads for his life and shows both of them a photo of his wife and children.