В копилку фьюриведам.
Nov. 17th, 2014 02:15 pm
Кусок из представления к Медали Почета:
Place and date: Vicinity of Agok, Korea, August 31, and September 1, 1950
M/Sgt. Kouma discovered that his tank was the only obstacle in the path of the hostile onslaught. Holding his ground, he gave fire orders to his crew and remained in position throughout the night, fighting off repeated enemy attacks. During 1 fierce assault, the enemy surrounded his tank and he leaped from the armored turret, exposing himself to a hail of hostile fire, manned the .50 caliber machine gun mounted on the rear deck, and delivered pointblank fire into the fanatical foe. His machine gun emptied, he fired his pistol and threw grenades to keep the enemy from his tank. After more than 9 hours of constant combat and close-in fighting, he withdrew his vehicle to friendly lines. During the withdrawal through 8 miles of hostile territory, M/Sgt. Kouma continued to inflict casualties upon the enemy and exhausted his ammunition in destroying 3 hostile machine gun positions. During this action, M/Sgt. Kouma killed an estimated 250 enemy soldiers. His magnificent stand allowed the infantry sufficient time to reestablish defensive positions. Rejoining his company, although suffering intensely from his wounds, he attempted to resupply his tank and return to the battle area.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_R._Kouma
Дядька выжил после ранения, и умер только в 1972 году.
И конечно, северокорейская пехота имела ПТР вместо панцерфаустов, да и М26 все-таки не "Шерман".