Centurian Mufflers Shot Flame
An occasional stunt, surely not in the manuals, was to kill the ignition on the overrun down a hill, then to switch it back on after a pause- impressive sheets of flame out the mufflers! If the driver got the beast out of gear on the downhill run, and could not find a gear to engage, I understand the procedure was to bail out. I road in the gunner's seat for a couple days during an exercise in Germany. Crews that had been previously trained on one crew station were being cross-trained. A driver that was a driver could slide the tank around a tight 90 degree turn, while someone cross training as a driver would come to a stop and reverse to get around. I understand driving was a real art with inside of your elbows wrapped around the tiller bars and both hands on the gear shift. If you cannot double clutch at the same time, don't apply.
