Ok a much easier (or harder) way to get he tank commander to come out.
Is to take out ALL of the soldiers.
What i did is tranq'd them all around the same time, so go from the back one to the front on one side and then the other side, QUICK as you can because it seems they can see unconscious guys through the tank.
And if one guy gets woken up you are all screwed.
Once they are all down, Run over and Futon them away. Then piss off and hide before the next 4 arrive.
You can also kill them all but that'll raise the alarm.
Once 12-16 guys (I lost track) have been taken out the tank commander pops up to man the top machinegun.