The Navy arrives on Sodor in need of munitions.
Tropes:
- Armor-Piercing Question: A silent variation: when Terrence denies being a gossip in his usual way, adding that he doesn't gossip about police work, Henry and Donald both give him a look that screams "Are you sure about that?"
- Cliffhanger: The episode ends with Mickey, Derek, Bruce, Percy, and Eric coming across Thomas' lifeless husk amidst the carnage of the exploded fuel tank.
- Killed Off for Real: Benson. Thomas as well, possibly.
- The Neidermeyer: Benson takes on this role.
- One-Steve Limit: A workman named Frank shares a scene with Francis the Class 46. There's also his colleague Eddie, and Edward the blue engine.
- The Bus Came Back: Henry is back in operation.
- Running Gag: Characters calling Benson a "khaki cad".
- Surprisingly Realistic Outcome: Benson rails off at Mickey similar to Bluenose at the Fire Tug in the original episode; here Benson tries to get his superiors involved, who tell him that he has no authority over Mickey.
- Whole-Plot Reference: To the TUGS episode of the same name.
