Anti-tank solution

[Uesugi Kenshin]

That's interesting; I wonder how it worked? I was always taught that the inside of a car (or any other large metal object) is a very safe place to be in a thunderstorm, since the electric current will pass through the outer surface of the car body and not through the passengers. Did it perhaps cause a spark in the tank which ignited the fuel or ammunition?

I would guess that the crew inside the tank were in contact with metal that was connected to the tank chassis in some way so the current would have passed through them?

Don't the tires of a car have something to do with people being safe in them, and aren't you toast if you touch any part of the car chassis?

EDIT: Oh and I think you could argue that RPG's and rocket launchers were innovative "untypical" anti-tank solutions at the time as they started essentially as huge anti-tank grenades with small rockets attached to give the "thrower" (as they were originally thrown or placed) a little more range. The PIAT is also interesting. An AT grenade launcher powered by a spring.