The tank catches onto the ribbons, forcing them away. That is until his tank's tracks start to slip, and his speed starts to slow with too much tension pulling against it. The strain is pushing his already damaged tank to its limit. When he hits the absolute of how far he can take the tank, he holds.

The ribbons are rapidly scoring the hull. He's bleeding power. A couple more shots is probably all he can muster until his tank runs dry, and it returns to its baton form, if it doesn't outright disintegrate back into it.

He may need to bail. He's close enough to the mirror.