Dang! I've known for a long time that moving fuel creates a static charge but was only concerned with gasoline. I guess diesel would also ignite under the right conditions. At least no one was hurt.
The army was hurt, they had to pay for a civilian fuel truck and also lost a perfectly good tank. Oh wait, never mind, the taxpayers paid for it. It’s all good. Lol.
Edit to add: the tank was not a total loss, after the fire the hull was sent back to the factory and refurbished. Tanks are awesome and almost forever, however, the meat bags that operate them are fleeting.
That's interesting about the tank being refurbished. I have only a vague ides how modern tank hulls are made now but I assume it's layered in New alloys rather than old fashioned plate armor. There has to be other parts like the treads and other heavy steel parts that would be fine. The fuel truck on the other hand, even the chassis would be warped.
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