external fuel tanks on tanks cannot be remotely demounted and they are used up first ( technically they refill the main tanks) . As for vulnerable , yes they are, but it does not matter , the positioning means any fuel will spill outside the tank onto the ground so even if it catches fire., it , at worse, just wreaks the external tank with no harm to the tank except a reduction in range.
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Are you sure about not being able to be dismounted? I'm 95% certain the tanks on the back of Chally 2 can be jettisoned if needs be and that can't be the only tank that does it (although confirming either way is difficult as Google is determined to get me read about the space shuttle).
maybe about what is best 6,5mm Swedish or 6,5mm ArisakaOh great, now we have to spend the next 6 weeks arguing about small-arms cartridges. Thanks for nothing(
I'm pretty sure all the late-model Soviet tanks (T-62 onwards) could jettison their external tanks if needed.
Can we talk about food instead? Can pizza and spaghetti be popularised early by finding Italian rations and restaurants in Tripoli?Oh great, now we have to spend the next 6 weeks arguing about small-arms cartridges. Thanks for nothing
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It could be massively improved by replacing it with a Wellington Bomber
True. But OTOH, you have the airframes already.It could be massively improved by replacing it with a Wellington Bomber
Exactly, so you might as well use them as a stopgap to boost the defences of what is at the moment a backwater facing a growing threat.
Well the drum carry straps could have internal release mounting. The fuel interface could be like a big bottle over an office water cooler. Gravity roll off to disengage?
Earlier call for an armoured utility T9 with a nice half inch thick roof and side plates, maybe a lower and longer rear ramp gate? Is there a "driver" for extra cover in a vast open desert trying to keep up with tanks? The Priest Kangaroo was later than this and used equipment coming off the front line. A bigger Universal (Bren) Carrier is going to flag a huge cost increase, unless it can do extra things. Tow the larger AT and field guns. Transport cargo/ammo and act as a bullet and splinter proof battle taxi for advancing troops. A better "tracked truck" than the half-track.
At one point it was a Vickers Light MkVI, but a longer Universal Carrier would be enough chassis and cheaper
Something a little more purpose built using a Bedford QL engine on over-track mounts centrally either side could be quite the amphibious APC.
Earlier call for an armoured utility T9 with a nice half inch thick roof and side plates, maybe a lower and longer rear ramp gate? Is there a "driver" for extra cover in a vast open desert trying to keep up with tanks? The Priest Kangaroo was later than this and used equipment coming off the front line. A bigger Universal (Bren) Carrier is going to flag a huge cost increase, unless it can do extra things. Tow the larger AT and field guns. Transport cargo/ammo and act as a bullet and splinter proof battle taxi for advancing troops. A better "tracked truck" than the half-track.
At one point it was a Vickers Light MkVI, but a longer Universal Carrier would be enough chassis and cheaper
Something a little more purpose built using a Bedford QL engine on over-track mounts centrally either side could be quite the amphibious APC.
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While no real reason that it should be there, British troops find a shipment of 20 cases. They open several cans, realize it has gone off and dump it in the harbour.
It could be worse. It could be Kimchee.They have just com
Kimchee is good though! Anyway, I for one look forward to Allen's next timeline: Sir John Opens A Korean BBQ Restaurant
Why dump it in the harbour? Drop it over the enemy positions to clear them out.