January 8, 200917 yr 101 tanks never fired in anger, one owner FOR sale: 101 used Leopard main battle tanks, in going order, never seen any action except war games, please apply Australian Defence Force, price negotiable. The army is offering its 1960s vintage Leopard 1 tanks for sale to a foreign buyer and is negotiating with several unnamed countries, a Defence Department spokeswoman said yesterday. The once formidable German-built Leopards are now surplus to requirements. Much of the ADF's inventory is being upgraded or replaced under a $20 billion-a-year defence acquisition program. The tanks never saw action, although a squadron was loaded in preparation for deployment to East Timor in 1999 but then unloaded because in the words of one senior armoured corps officer: "It might have sent the wrong message to the Indonesians." The Howard government bought the army 59 refurbished M1A1 Abrams from the US as it was concerned the Leopards had passed their use-by date and were vulnerable to the latest anti-armour missiles. For $60 million and weighing in at close to 70 tonnes each, the ADF got a much heavier and more capable tank -- powered by a 1500 horsepower jet engine -- but fewer of them, continuing a trend of diminishing armoured support for the army. Link
January 8, 200917 yr It's a .... Anyway, looks a bit nasty not your run of the mill labrador with a smily face,
January 8, 200917 yr Hyena? I thought that, however, i didn't think they grew anywhere near that size, unless the guy in picture is small.
January 8, 200917 yr Just what you need for those little runs into town. Certainly keeps the Bhat busses at bay.
January 9, 200917 yr If you got one, would you have to pay double for parking ? I don't think so. If you got one I reckon you could do dam_n well what you please.
January 9, 200917 yr Author We never had them when I was in the Boer war. AND we had to walk twenty miles to the battle every day........ in the snow.
January 9, 200917 yr We never had them when I was in the Boer war.AND we had to walk twenty miles to the battle every day........ in the snow. Take a rest mate................deep breaths.
January 9, 200917 yr Just what you need for those little runs into town. Certainly keeps the Bhat busses at bay. I could think of a good use for them where all the tuktuks park in the beach road in Patong.
January 9, 200917 yr Never could quite work out why Australia had so many tanks. It's not as if we are about to ship them off to invade .........somewhere. We're in wars in Iraq and the Stan, but the tanks stayed home. If the Indons ever got their act together long enough to invade us, we would probably let them roam around in the deserts and scrub in the north until they run out of water and give up. Still they're fun to play battle games with. I remember some years ago a drunk got hold of one and drove it around Perth knocking over police stations, light poles and parked cars.
January 9, 200917 yr Still they're fun to play battle games with.I remember some years ago a drunk got hold of one and drove it around Perth knocking over police stations, light poles and parked cars. I remember that. Police couldn't do anything. I can't remember the finale. Was it "run out of fuel" or "got stuck on the traffic divider"?
January 9, 200917 yr I was just trying to find something about it on Google, can't remember how it finished. The tank stuck on the traffic divider was in the US. I think they finished that one with a bullet.
January 9, 200917 yr Legend has it that the Brits lost a Chieftan MBT (Main Battle Tank) in Canada one year. They were apparently training in Camp Wainwright (Alberta), and one night the crew parked the tank and went on a piss-up (not having to play war the next day). Supposedly, they either forgot where they had parked the beast, or it sunk into a swampy sinkhole while they were boozing it up. Rumour is that it was never found despite massive searches. I think they sold it to a local farmer who converted it into a tractor for ploughing his fields ! Then there was the story of a Russian tank crew. Parked in the woods near a small town, they went in and bought some food and booze. Tank commander reportedly came back and pawned his wedding ring for even more booze. The tank and crew were missing for a few days. The Russians found them passed out in the woods, but no tank. They found it later on, being cut up in a local scrap metal dealers yard ! He supposedly bought the tank off the crew for a case of vodka and was cutting it up to sell as scrap metal ! (I imagine the crew are probably still in Siberian salt mines).
January 11, 200917 yr Sorry, to go off topic. It was a hyena. Here's another one - It seems they are quite famous in Nigeria. Dunno how to do a link but just google Hyena men of Nigeria or something like that...
January 12, 200917 yr If I had Nigerian Heyena men on my front lawn..........I'd be concerned. ( I certainly wouldn't give them my bank account details ).
January 12, 200917 yr No, this is a serious advent of a serious letter to you. I am Hyena man from Nigeria to you and you have won 600000000000 English poundies to you from me. Very good, hah? Now for you to me to win to you the amount of 60000000000000 English poudndisnes you must now doeay the following Geeve me, extremely impowtant the following Name Addressee Bank accounteee and that will do thank you Mr simon Smith And unfortunately - His Dancing Bear (got killed by the Hyena) Hee
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