Lightning vs. tank....anybody have any idea if 70 ton tanks attract lightning and what happens if they get hit? nt

[jmowreader]

7. The crew isn't your worry. They'll be fine.

The $1.5 million worth of electronics in one is the big problem. Aristus can fill us in on everything those tanks have onboard - he was an M1 crewman before becoming a man of healing - but you have at least one and probably two digital radios, night vision equipment, an engine management system, a Xenon spotlight and an extremely sophisticated fire control system - none of which is happy about lightning strikes. Oh, and let's not forget the load of electrically-fired 120mm main gun ammo in a compartment between the turret and the engine. The crew will be fine if that detonates; there is a heavily armored door sealing the compartment from the crew. There are blow-off plates above the ammo compartment that allow the blast to go straight up, and those would definitely take out some spectators if they go flying.