If forum members were tanks....

Started by FierceKitty, 14 June 2020, 06:24:37 AM

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FierceKitty

....obviously, given my name and tastes, I'd be a Tiger II, and my wife a Lee. What about everyone else?
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Lord Kermit of Birkenhead

Only one - Cheiftain - and don't ask nobby !   :P
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Techno

Whichever is the thinnest, weediest tank, I suppose...

What would that be ?

Either that, or Oddballs' Sherman that fired shells filled with paint.

Cheers - Phil



fsn

14 June 2020, 09:18:28 AM #3 Last Edit: 14 June 2020, 09:21:58 AM by fsn
Quote from: ianrs54 on 14 June 2020, 07:52:33 AM
Only one - Cheiftain - and don't ask nobby !   :P
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@Techno - surely you'd be the Whippet?
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Lord Kermit of Birkenhead

Na Phil would be a CV-33 :P, I'll let you look it up  ;)
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Sandinista

I think I would be a Matilda 1. Slow, heavy and not quite up to the fight  ;)

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Ian

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T-34, utterly prolific and crew have no idea what they are doing.
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Scorpio_Rocks

For me it would have to be the Merkava IV:
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Jagd Panther

Very good at a specific task, but over engineered and prone to breakdowns.
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hammurabi70

T-35

Looks big and very impressive but ultimately flawed.

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Ithoriel

Maus - big, lumbering, unreliable and prone to breakdowns :)
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Lord Kermit of Birkenhead

So wuz I on that test ! Suspect everyone will be  :'(
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Ithoriel

I was an Abrams - clearly it's nonsense :)
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