Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more. You should never wish to do less. -ROBERT E. LEE Fort Hood, Texas 1445 Hours, 3 June (2045 Hours, 3 June, GMT) The two target panels rose up and locked into place. The crew of the MI tank, however, did not see them until the control-tower personnel set off, by remote control, at the target locations, explosives known as the hostile simulators. The flash and the puff of smoke from the simulators brought an immediate reaction from the crew. Slewing the turret toward the targets by using his control handle, the tank commander began to issue his fire command. “Gunner, Sabot. Two tanks-left tank.” With his eye to the primary sight, the gunner searched until he saw the targets while his right hand danced across the face of the primary sight’s control panel, arming the main gun, switching the ammo-select lever to SABOT and coming to rest on the magnification level.
