Can anyone speak to the authenticity of battle tactics/operational accuracy/daily goings on in the movie Fury? (military history, WWII)

by the253monster

Just saw Fury, and, without too many spoilers here are some things i'd be intrigued to know more about:

-Were some of the daily goings on (breaking into people's homes, smoking/drinking all day on breaks, etc.) things that would have happened in ww2?

-Were the battle tank strategies/operational scenes accurate enough so as to pass as reasonable?

-Would Brad Pitt's character reasonably be expected to not be called by his rank (as he specifically requests of a lower rank in one scene)?

-Were there anything that stuck out as patently WRONG, be they in terms of army operations, tank operations, or otherwise?

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