Being British, and having met some ex soldiers, this is absolutely a believable story.
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This cracks me up every time I see it.
I refuse to accept this a bullshit. This sounds like NCD.
Incubus: a male demon that preys on women.
Succubus: a female demon that preys on men.
Vengabus: a gender neuteal demon that likes to party.
probably brewing tea in their tank
Love the "not entirely in jest" part of
It is often referred to by crewmembers (not entirely in jest) as "the most important piece of equipment in a British armoured vehicle".
^citation ^needed
Having hot water on hand can be pretty important in a warfare context...
I went to the Bovington Tank Museum which I absolutely recommend and sat in a Chieftain and yes it had a teapot
Totally true story
Who was in the Leopard 2? I think the Brits use Challengers and the US Abrams. The Leopards are German and exported to a few countries?!
And Vengaboys is a Dutch band, so the whole thing is a bit of a mishmash.
I think Leopard 2 must have been the callsign. Also, unless I'm mistaken we didnt send any heavy armour to Afghanistan?
The US had tanks in Afghanistan, I'm not sure about the Brits. They weren't used nearly as extensively as MATVs/MRAPs but they were there.
A guy I knew in high school kept talking about using Abrams tanks to clear out the Al-Qaeda cave networks
I still think about him sometimes
I hope he fucking died, moron
I've just checked, we (the uk) didn't deploy heavy armour to Afghanistan. So as funny as the Op is, I feel like it might not be true....
At least Denmark and Canada had Leopard 2s in Afghanistan that were involved in combat. So maybe the "Brits" were just fancy Canadians.
Brits use Challenger 2. Also, the M1is called the Abrams, not Abraham
That tank commander?
Don't hit me with them negative vibes, Moriarty!
It’s a mother beautiful bridge and it’s gonna be there
It's still up!
BOOM
No it ain't.
Thank you for your cervix
Sounds like a party.
infrequent Brit W