The Tanks Are Coming

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Educational short about the status of battle tanks and tanker training in the U.S. Army in pre-War 1941, featuring a comical army trainee from the Bronx.Educational short about the status of battle tanks and tanker training in the U.S. Army in pre-War 1941, featuring a comical army trainee from the Bronx.Educational short about the status of battle tanks and tanker training in the U.S. Army in pre-War 1941, featuring a comical army trainee from the Bronx.

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total

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Top Cast6

George Tobias

Malowski

Richard Travis

Pete
(as William Travis)

Gig Young

Jim Allen
(as Byron Barr)

Frank Wilcox

Colonel

Knox Manning

Narrator
(voice)
(uncredited)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self
(archive footage)
(voice)
(uncredited)

Director
- B. Reeves Eason
Writer
- Owen Crump
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Trivia
Most of the tanks shown are M2 Light tanks used sparingly after war was declared. Under-armored, under-powered and under-gunned, it would have performed poorly against enemy armor. It's gasoline engine was far more susceptible to catching on fire than German tanks with Diesel engines. The only combat action the tank saw was on Guadacanal with the Marines in the Pacific Theater. Otherwise, they were used for training only. 698 were made from 1935 to 1942.

Goofs
The narrator states the M2 Light Tank seen in this film could go 60 mph. Possibly false on purpose to not give any enemy the real statistic, which was 36 mph.