War Thunder
For the videogame, “War Thunder,” the team interviewed a former M1A1 officer who enjoys the game. Choosing to stay anonymous, they published his story with his username Conte_Baracca. When discussing ammunition, he mentioned that they’d often have to use ammo from the semi-ready rack. He said that the Abrams tank had several ready racks that could store 16 and 18 rounds. When they were running low, the crew would have to use a semi-ready rack to restock the ammo. Conte_Baracco goes on to say it was a pain to get access. For example, part of the process involved pulling a pin on the hydraulic piston from the loader’s door and sliding it around by hand to move the ammo from the semi-rack. He says that it took several minutes to relocate a single round and that the developer’s video game made it much easier than the reality.