At the time that this was published, I was unaware that the image was ai generated by the artist with minor touchups done in post. This was only a recent revelation, feel free to read the journal I did covering this. I will leave this piece up until I am able to commission a similar piece that will replace this one so that I can fully support a real artist instead of being defrauded.
I hope you understand. The description below written for the piece was not written by ai, I wrote it myself on the day it was published.

I hit the key to open the turret rack, pulling the first round out by my fingertips. I manage to get an arm around it while I turn, holding the shell to my chest like a newborn pup. I lean over, laying the round flat onto the breech. I move my left arm out of the way as I shove the round toward the breech, withdrawing my right hand reflexively before the shell makes it into place.

The round slides in like a bowling ball down a well oiled lane and the breech shuts with a clunk.

I hit the safety switch before I let out another breath, steadying myself with one hand on the roof as the tank takes a corner, "Mehrzweck! Feuer gestaten!"

I hear "Achtung" through the intercom before the breech violently jumps back with a metallic thud. The faint crack of the 120mm echoing outside drifting in through the open hatch made every hour of loading drills worth the wait.