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you should lookup the size comparison of a sherman tank and a modern f150, it's crazy

I was curious (but also lazy) so I went and checked Wikipedia. According to that source, the newest model of Ford F-150 is the fourteenth generation one, so let's look at the numbers for the top-of-the-line Raptor (or what I assume is the top, I'm not a pickup person). Assuming largest manufactured dimensions in all cases for the truck and smallest for the tank:

Ford F-150 Raptor length 232.6" width 118" height 80.7" curb weight 5,540 lbs.

Sherman Tank length 247" width 103" height 108" mass ("curb weight") 66,800 lbs.

So in terms of size, sure, they're kind of comparable, although in a head-on collision I think I'll still take my chances with the F-150.

Just a thought process.. how bad would a f150 <~> f150 collision be, compared to say VW Golf <~> VW Golf? If everybody went with f150, and the chances of colliding with another heavy one increases right? In the end, the edge is only short lived right?

Should probably go for an F-450 in that case.