Many early tanks were designed to deflect small arms fire and shrapnel from artillery.
Even so: Aas anti tank weaponry and armor to match developed: tanks notoriously had weak armor when not being hit directly from the front. A swinging I-beam from an upwards sideways angle could definitely compromise a 1930s era tank in a critical fashion.
Eh, I think you can definitely break a track or drivewheel with this. If your tank looks like the one in the image, you might even do a little more damage.
It’s also a great way to scatter yourself over a wide area by means of high explosive.
Humans become dangerously inventive and resourceful in guerilla warfare. Its fun (and sometimes horrifying) reading old booby trap recipes that was shared around by Milorg here in Norway during WW2.
Track impact - mobility kill by damaging roadwheels and/or track, or just getting stuck there
Direct side impact - probably nothing
Random gear impact - even old tanks have external mounted machine guns, optics, radio antennae, and shit that could be disabled
Exposed crew impact - squishy squishy
Of all these possibilities, I think just trying to get the damn thing stuck in the wheels/tracks is the most likely to actually work, even on relatively modern tanks.
What would this do apart from annoying the tank?
Given the era of tank depicted: a lot of damage.
Many early tanks were designed to deflect small arms fire and shrapnel from artillery.
Even so: Aas anti tank weaponry and armor to match developed: tanks notoriously had weak armor when not being hit directly from the front. A swinging I-beam from an upwards sideways angle could definitely compromise a 1930s era tank in a critical fashion.
Eh, I think you can definitely break a track or drivewheel with this. If your tank looks like the one in the image, you might even do a little more damage.
It’s also a great way to scatter yourself over a wide area by means of high explosive.
Meh. Big stick fall on tank. ??? Nuthin.
Explosives on that stick is another matter.
Big stick smash between tracks/wheels of moving tank? Maybe immobilized in an urban area.
Tank crew unhappy.
The I-beam is heavier than that. It specifies heavy I-Beam.
Probably this. If a tank is in a narrow space and a tread is busted, it effectively becomes a stationary target with seriously limited usefulness.
Hit the cannon with this and they can’t shoot anymore
I’m sure the A-Team or Magyver could do that, normal people not so much.
Humans become dangerously inventive and resourceful in guerilla warfare. Its fun (and sometimes horrifying) reading old booby trap recipes that was shared around by Milorg here in Norway during WW2.
“Your concussion is not service related”
Depending on the beam’s weight, where it impacts, and what kind of tank it is, here are some possible effects:
Of all these possibilities, I think just trying to get the damn thing stuck in the wheels/tracks is the most likely to actually work, even on relatively modern tanks.