[Paal Gulli]

"I picked Russian over French because, while I had many years of French (and Latin) and understood it fairly well even to 17th Century French, French was a ticket to Nam. So I opted or Russian ..."

French tanks are much easier to identify on the battlefield than Russian tanks. The French are the ones with the turret lying upside-down on the ground next to the tub.

[PIF]

Russian tanks are frequently found under water where they remained after having their snorkels ripped off during a river crossing - if you listened at the right time you could even hear the screams as the crew drowned ...