建立了第一所美軍坦克訓練學校後，巴頓立即面對一個主要問題：他沒有任何坦克可以用來訓練他的軍隊！全美國軍隊只有兩架以法國人設計為基礎的坦克，其中一部的動力來源是蒸汽引擎。最後，1918年2月，法國借給美國22部坦克以供教學用並由巴頓親自駕駛，把每一台坦克從火車站開回學校，因為校內沒有其他人知道該如何操作坦克！坦克一抵達，巴頓瘋狂地訓練他的軍隊，教導他們如何使用新技術以備出戰。

After founding the first U.S. tank training school, Patton was immediately presented with a major problem--he didn't have any tanks to train his troops with! The entire United States Army had only two tanks based on French designs; one of them powered by a steam engine. Finally, in February 1918, the French loaned the Americans 22 tanks for the school. Patton personally drove each one from the rail depot; there was no one else at the school who knew how to operate one! Once the tanks had arrived, Patton set about frantically training his troops on the new technology and preparing them for battle.

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