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2009-05-03 Britain

Tanks for the memories... Britain ends tank production after 93 years

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Posted by john frum 2009-05-03 13:27|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Where are they going to get tanks?
Or have they decided to "Make war no more".

I wonder if it's time for a retaking of the "Mother Country" Before it falls , or is it already too late?

Posted by Redneck Jim">Redneck Jim 2009-05-03 13:45|| 2009-05-03 13:45|| Front Page Top

#2 Perhaps the Mother Country will confine their wars to bitching and moaning via keyboards.

Posted by .5MT 2009-05-03 15:22|| 2009-05-03 15:22|| Front Page Top

#3 A sad day, indeed... but not the end, hopefully. After all, the Abrams uses a German gum and British armour. Let's hope the Vickers plant is only mothballed.

Posted by Bulldog 2009-05-03 15:33|| 2009-05-03 15:33|| Front Page Top

#4 Like England still exists.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2009-05-03 16:05|| 2009-05-03 16:05|| Front Page Top

#5 Britain stopped being a military power soon after the Falklands.

Posted by DarthVader 2009-05-03 16:20|| 2009-05-03 16:20|| Front Page Top

#6 The sad truth is that the tank is a victim of its own success. This is why the US is moving to Stryker vehicles.

There are dozens of ways to kill tanks out there, their fuel consumption has long been a problem, the probable battlefields are not tank friendly, state of the art is expensive, maintenance is a headache, etc. Add it all together, and the tank is a reserve vehicle.

Posted by Anonymoose 2009-05-03 18:04|| 2009-05-03 18:04|| Front Page Top

#7 Wondered about that very point. Of course, nothing says you own a road intersection like an Abrams.

Posted by Steve White 2009-05-03 20:07|| 2009-05-03 20:07|| Front Page Top

#8
And nothing says you own a tank like shooting an anti-tank guided weapon at one. Like holes on swiss cheese, and the person inside is mincemeat. Not a nice thing.

Better off parking extra tanks at military installation. They look nice sitting next to some cannons from the 1940's. And hey, they can be used if absolutely necessary.

Posted by GirlThursday 2009-05-03 20:25|| 2009-05-03 20:25|| Front Page Top

#9 That is a point, GirlThursday. On the other hand, until that anti-tank thingy actually hits, the tank can be pretty useful, so long as the terrain is navigable and fuel is easily obtained.

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2009-05-03 21:02|| 2009-05-03 21:02|| Front Page Top

#10 NB - apparently my eldest son is transferring to a Stryker unit.

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2009-05-03 21:23|| 2009-05-03 21:23|| Front Page Top

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