Corrected entry: No current tank existing in the world can be cut open with a portable hacksaw, as Ice Cube does in the streets towards the end. They're designed specifically for wood cutting; the saw would destroy itself before it even chipped paint. Furthermore it was a perfectly circular hole, unachievable with a tool that can only cut straight lines.
bixxell
23rd Mar 2006
Correction: A hacksaw is made specifically for cutting metal, not wood. However, it would be difficult to cut a solid piece of metal, you need an edge, or at least a hole to begin sawing. Considering the advanced weapons and toys available, it's possible that the saw had a diamond edge or something to be able to cut through thicker metal.
By the looks of it, they cut the hinges from the swinging lid.
bixxell