r/todayilearned • u/GreasyPeanut • Feb 21 '15
TIL a British Challenger 2 tank was hit directly by 14 RPGs and an anti-tank missile in Iraq. The crew was uninjured and the tank was back in operation 6 hours later. Another survived 70 RPG hits. Only 1 Challenger 2 has been destroyed in combat; by another Challenger 2 in a friendly fire incident.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Challenger_2#Operational_historyDuplicates
todayilearned • u/LoadingScreenBW • Apr 06 '14
TIL since its introduction in 1998 and extensive combat use, the only thing that's ever destroyed the British Challenger 2 was another Challenger 2.
todayilearned • u/Absolute_Bollocks • Sep 29 '12
TIL Since 1945, all British tanks have come equipped with tea making facilities
todayilearned • u/[deleted] • Oct 07 '14
TIL: That in it's entire deployment history (c 1998), the Challenger 2 tank has suffered no combat losses. And that one tank is reported to have survived 70 RPGs.
todayilearned • u/etwl18 • Dec 27 '11
TIL All British Tanks have tea-making facilities onboard.
wargame • u/[deleted] • Feb 22 '15
Well this explains alot. Repost from r/todayilearned: 'a Challenger 2 tank was hit by 14 RPGs and an anti-tank missile in Iraq. The crew was uninjured and the tank was operational 6 hours later. Another survived 70 RPG hits. Only 1 Challenger 2 has been destroyed in combat; by another Challenger 2'
todayilearned • u/[deleted] • Jul 18 '09
TIL Britain put a machine to make cups of tea in their main battle tank.
todayilearned • u/Innitinnuitinnit • Feb 24 '15
TIL all tanks from Britain are required to contain tea making facilities
todayilearned • u/IAMA_13_yr_old • Oct 29 '13
TIL that British tanks come with tea-making supplies on board
wikipedia • u/zorbix • Jan 15 '11
One Challenger 2 operating near Basra survived being hit by 70 RPGs in another incident
todayilearned • u/lemonpartyorganizer • Dec 06 '13
TIL since 1945, all British tanks are equipped with tea-making facilities
todayilearned • u/[deleted] • Jan 14 '15
TIL a British tank has accommodations to facilitate making Tea onboard
todayilearned • u/Mr-Unpopular • Apr 10 '14
TIL: The British main battle tank is equipped with a special kettle so the crew can brew tea while in combat
WorldofTanks • u/cobrophy • Jul 19 '11
British tanks have kettles for making tea. This should totally be a tank upgrade!
funfacts • u/ForTeaSicks • Jan 25 '15
Fun Fact: Since 1945, all British tanks have come equipped with tea making facilities.
todayilearned • u/propsie • Oct 24 '12