Well I guess you are wanting to know who I am well I'm Sargent first class Wesley D. Lowry but we will stick with just Lowry. I enlisted two years ago in the army then after boot became a tanker because why not? Its a tank. Any way me and my crew are in northern Iraq not where any of the big fighting was so on the first few days we saw no combat. Two days and we made it to the area we are to stay at. well its time to tell you our story. The story of how we came to the world of my little pony.

Erbil, Iraq. Fire base delta

walking out of my tent I walk over to my tank, making sure everything is tip top shape walking behind the tank I see our driver Cody working on the tank I get on the ground next to him to help him out

"What you doing boss? I got this but we need more rounds in the tank we fired two at the bunker outside of town and four more at the gun range."

I shake my head with a smirk "Since when do you tell me what to do? Last time I checked I was the tank commander." I stand up popping my back looking down "what kind of rounds do we need sabot, HEAT? or do I need to find Rodney?" Watching him he just shrugs and continues working so I decide to go find our loader. Rodney is the loader and the one who usually restocks the ammo on the tank so that's who I'm looking for now and knowing him he is at the mess so that's where I look first but when I get there I see hide nor hair of him so I head over to supply and that's where I find him with our gunner Trey picking up a create of what I'm guessing Is the tank rounds we need so I stop them "So are these the rounds we need?". Trey is a new addition to the crew when our other gunner requested a transfer from out unit now with that said he still fallows regulations ,most of us are laid back on rules unless it is important or the general is on base, when I walked u to them trey dropped the create with a salute. I return it with a small smile and then Rodney drops his side of the create looking up at me

Rodney gives a little half -ass salute " Sir we got the rounds to restock the tank but I heard rumors that us and two other tanks are about to be sent on a patrol outside Erbil. Is that true?"

I shake my head kicking at the dust " I have heard the same thing but I have no idea if we are or not but both of you make sure the tank has all the ammo and fuel it needs. We don't need to run out of gas in the middle of a firefight." and with that I walk away but stop and turn back "Trey you don't need to be so formal around here alright just relax. I'm going to go and find out if we are being sent out or not." And with that I walk off to the command tent where the brigade commander was at.

Walking up to the tent I push the flap to the side and walk up to the commander with a salute " Sir may I speak with for a second sir." he turns around and gives a little salute and nods his head for me to continue so I do " Sir I would like to know if it is true that my tank and two others ore being sent out." he looks up at me then walks over to his desk and sits down

"Son, yes you are being sent out this is war and we have to make sure that we don't have the republican guard rolling down the road." He walks over to a map hanging on the wall and showing me that we are going to recon the east side of the city and are to return at 2100 hours. He dismisses me and I walk back over to my tank where my crew is waiting all looking at me the mission starts at 1835 and its 1730 right now so all the other commanders already know about this walking to the tank Rodney looks up at me.

"well are we going.? I look at him and nod my head "So we are heading out to the east side right?"

I nod my head again "We leave in one hour get the tank ready and get ready yourselves we don't know what we will encounter." they all give a 'yes sir' and start getting the tank ready I get into the commanders cupula looking over the fifty caliber machine gun in front of me. Shaking my head this will be quick and easy.

I was wrong

1 hour later

It was time to roll out and all three tanks are at the gate my tank was the last in the formation while the squad leader was in the front of the formation talking to the commander, most likely going over the plan one more time. After waiting around five more minutes we got the order to roll out. I reach into the tank grabbing the radio telling Cody to fallow the tank in front and I here I hear Cody laugh on the other end but says nothing. We continue rolling down the dusty road I realize that we are in enemy territory now so I keep my eyes peeled looking for anything that can be a threat but seeing nothing so I sit on my seat waiting. Twenty minutes later I hear something on the radio I didn't want to here.

"We have small arms fire on our right, but nothing to worry about."

With that I pick up the mic telling the gunner to rotate the gun to he right. I here a quite 'yes sir' the turret starts moving to the right that's when I saw something I will never forget the lead tank went up in flames with the commander on fire screaming a scream I will never forget then I see him pull his pistol out and put it up to his head and pulled the trigger, I was horrified then something rocks the tank I look around in a daze smoke was every where then I here on the radio.

" COMMANDER WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING WE JUST GOT HIT BY AN RPG AND WE AINT MOVING"

I realize that the tank has been hit but no damage was taken tracers where racing everywhere green flying to the enemy with red coming from ever direction hitting my tank and the one in front. Bullets where bouncing off the tanks turret then I see something else a Russian made T-72 came from around the corner and aimed its 125mm gun at the tank in front of mine and fired one round only to fly over the tank whit a whine the tanks gun started to depress, my eyes go wide.

"Gunner identify tank five degrees left, loader load sabot."

and with that the turret swung to the left but it was to late the Russian built monster fried and hit the Abrams full broadside smoke billowing out of the tank then right after the T-72 fired my tank fired at it hitting with the first shot and the turret flying into the air then landing around 6 yards away from the burning hulk. Small arms fire continued all around me so I get on the mic for the driver to get us out of here. I feel the tank lurch then backing up whit the pop of AK-47s hitting the tank but just chipping the paint I open the hatch looking around whit bullets whizzing bye then I heard a load *POP* and looking to my left all I see is a smoke trail and a warhead about to hit the side of the tank with one word on my mind before every thing when dark and the one was

"Fuck"

Author's Note

Well this is the first chapter just getting to know the crew and a feel on how this story should go after they get into equestria I will start taking ideas from all of you amazing readers.

well this is bye for now