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Yes, but they never say you MUST move the vehicle forward nor do they define vehicle movement as moving the vehicle in a forward or backwards direction.The permissive ruleset simply says you may move the vehicle, it doesn't say in what manner.

Totally stupid I know, but them's the rules.

The Tank Shock rules require you to turn the vehicle in the direction you intend to move it. There is no leeway here for moving sideways.

Whether vehicles can move sideways IN GENERAL is ambiguous within the rules. Some folks take the description that they can combine forward and backwards movement as prescriptive, others take it as merely descriptive. IME most folks limit it to forward and back, but if you agree otherwise with your opponent, that's perfectly fine.