The amphibious tank was a makeshift solution Charles came up with.
When Charles put the sketch in front of Tijani and Brownie, they were both stunned by the idea.
"This is insane," Tijani exclaimed, eyes wide open. "You plan to make such a simple modification and throw the tank in the water? And hope it can cross the river? You forget it's 7 tons, General!"
Charles raised his eyebrows.
What was 7 tons? When the Americans used this method, they used the 33.65-ton "Sherman" tank.
Major General Brownie had long developed the habit of unconditionally trusting Charles, but still found this plan hard to believe:
"Are you sure this is feasible, General?"
"Or, should we wait for Colonel Estiny's troops?"
"What I mean is, if we are betting on the 'amphibious tank,' it might be better to attack with Colonel Estiny."
...
There was some sense in this.
