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In the world of **Girls Und Panzer** , tankery (Sensha-do) is a school
activity, and during practice and competitions, they appear to be using live
ammunition. Has anyone ever gotten hurt (or killed) doing Sensha-do in the
manga? It seems really dangerous:

> There's even a flashback scene where a tank driven over mud next to a river
> falls into the river, and the girls inside almost drowned.

Or is it just that in this world, tanks and large shells simply aren't that
dangerous?


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Has anyone ever gotten hurt in Girls Und Panzer?


I don't believe there has ever been a death of a character due to a tank-
related incident. However, this is largely due to safety precautions taken by
the officials in charge of the tank activities. (And also, a bit of anime
physics.)

From the [(fan-)translated _Rules of
Panzerkraft_](http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=523527&show=100#msg18657603):

> **3-02 Supplemental Equipment**  
>  Furthermore, for the safety of the participants, the crew compartments are
> required to be fitted with League-approved armored mantles as an added
> safety measure.
>
> **3-03 Usable Cannons**  
>  All rounds are to be League-sanctioned live ammunition; production of your
> own warheads or charges is not allowed.
>
> **5 Prohibited Actions**  
>  a) Using unregulated equipment or parts  
>  c) Firing directly on humans

Note the usage of controlled armor, rounds, and a rule that you may not fire
at a human. So, it does appear that the tank warfare is dangerous to people,
but the safety measures in place are enough that the direct warfare does not
cause any fatalities or serious injuries. (I think there's an incident where
one girl has her glasses broken, but that's it.)


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From the Manga. The tanks are coated with high tech materials that prevent
penetration by rounds. This is referred to briefly in the anime, when someone
says something like, "the tanks have carbon".


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Even if the shells are training or powder, it's still a metal shell, no matter
how brittle. Fired by novices (first episode) at like 500mph toward a tank
where a girl who is outside the tank as a spotter. No one dies in the entire
series and it would be weird to make a cute girls doing cute stuff anime get
bloody and tragic.


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