|
Device
or Vehicle |
 |
| Haunted Tank
Note: The Haunted Tank was a series of World War II era
combat vehicles starting with the M3A3 Stuart Light Tank. |
|
Nick
Name |
| Haunted Tank |
|
Creator
or Inventor |
| United States Army |
|
Owner or Possessor |
| American, British and
French military forces during World War II. |
|
Function
or Uses |
| Light armor high-speed
combat vehicle. |
| Width x
Height |
| ~18.50 ft. x ~10 ft. |
|
Weight |
| ~14,000 lbs. |
|
Special
Properties |
| Haunted by the spirit of
American Civil War General James Ewell Brown (J. E. B.) Stuart. |
|
Regularly
Appearing |
| G. I. Combat |
|
First
Appearance |
|
G. I. Combat #87
(April - May, 1961) |
|
Creator |
| Robert Kanigher & Russ
Heath |
|
Origin |
| The legend of the Haunted
Tank revolved less around a piece of military hardware and had more to do
with its crew and their commander Sgt. Jeb Stuart - descendent of American
Civil War general James Ewell Brown "J. E. B." Stuart.
Warning his descendent with cryptic clues the spirit of
General Stuart allows the tank crew to escape dauntless perils.
Although the tank crew believe their commander insane due to his
conversations with a ghost that only he can see they have faith in his
leadership for keeping them alive despite the odds. To pay homage to
his military ancestor Stuart flies the flag of the Confederacy over his tank
encouraging the constant watch of General Stuart over the crew of the
Haunted Tank. |