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http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/09/14/2032842.htm

Apply to the Australian government!

Does a 42 tonne Leopard tank sound good?

It'd be fun and all, but imagine paying to fill that bastard up...

Attempting to move it in a petrol station could be very interesting too.

lol, imagine driving a column of them through Sydney or something, people would think the governments been thrown out.

It'd be fun and all, but imagine paying to fill that bastard up...

I remember when we bought those buggers. $10 million each by my memory.

Anyone know if they ever fired a shot in anger? EDIT: D'oh, says not in the mini-article.

I remember when we bought those buggers. $10 million each by my memory.

Anyone know if they ever fired a shot in anger?

Article says no.

Need one for the backyward! Should keep the neighbours quiet.

I've seen an M113 pulled into a gas station before, but an M113 and a Leo II are slightly different sizes.

M113 are smallish - but the Leopard with its 105mm cannon might a lot of trouble.

Two time warps so far in this thread!

Attempting to move it in a petrol station could be very interesting too.

I've seen an M113 pulled into a gas station before, but an M113 and a Leo II are slightly different sizes.

Hmmm... I should get my family in oz to get one of those and ship it over here (Canada:D). It sure will be expensive to get it air shipped though...

Hmmm... I should get my family in oz to get one of those and ship it over here (Canada:D). It sure will be expensive to get it air shipped though...

I wonder what UPS would charge to ship that?

I remember when we bought those buggers. $10 million each by my memory.

Anyone know if they ever fired a shot in anger? EDIT: D'oh, says not in the mini-article.

Why buy military hardware if you are not going to use it! I say the Australians should sign up with the US on every outing we make. That way all your equipment will be battle tested.

I would love to drive to work down the Hutch Parkway with a Leopard :) but imagine the shipping costs all the way to New York from Australia? LOL!

Why buy military hardware if you are not going to use it! I say the Australians should sign up with the US on every outing we make. That way all your equipment will be battle tested.

The "new" Abrams tanks we got from US were battle tested in Iraq ...

Does a 42 tonne Leopard tank sound good?

Sounds kind of small… I don't want a sissy compact tank. :D

Sounds kind of small… I don't want a sissy compact tank. :D

I suppose you're after a 62 tonne Leopard 2 or a 65 tonne Merkava!

imgaine driving a tank to work everyday, people will think if the Government is crazy. And filling up a tank will be expensive.

imgaine driving a tank to work everyday, people will think if the Government is crazy. And filling up a tank will be expensive.

But those hoons won't bother you, you point the turret in their direction and ... err fix their cars.

I saw one driving through melbourne a couple of months ago for an army promotion. Freaked me out big time, I thought Indonesia had finally atacked :p

That would be funny, I do have to buy rounds and stuff. And imagine parking a tank in your parking. garage.


I remember in a Chase Tv show where cops chased cars, or bank robbers, and It said that someone managed to get hold of a old tank, so the guy driving the tank began driving it around the city, crushing roadblocks, The thing that stopped the tank was that it ran out of gas.

my mum been on my back to get my driver license and i keep telling her not till i get a tank as the road full of people who got their license out of box ,i should tell her of this

From the article: "The Australian Army's Leopards have never been used in action."
That somehow reminds me of "as good as new, only dropped once"...

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y223/GermanNightmare/Leopard_Dropped_Once.jpg

From the article: "The Australian Army's Leopards have never been used in action."
That somehow reminds me of "as good as new, only dropped once"...

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y223/GermanNightmare/Leopard_Dropped_Once.jpg

just long as it not your foot it land on

How the heck did that happen?

From the article: "The Australian Army's Leopards have never been used in action."
That somehow reminds me of "as good as new, only dropped once"...

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y223/GermanNightmare/Leopard_Dropped_Once.jpg

It means for a country like Australian conventional military purchases are a waste of money, unless of course when plan to annex NZ.

If Howard is re-elected, and still holds on to the Prime Ministership three years from now, Costello can rely on these tanks to help him oust Howard...

ah remember the good old days when you could just sell your old toys to some war zone

I remember in a Chase Tv show where cops chased cars, or bank robbers, and It said that someone managed to get hold of a old tank, so the guy driving the tank began driving it around the city, crushing roadblocks, The thing that stopped the tank was that it ran out of gas.

An old army dropout managed to hijack an M1a2 Abrams and started cruising around San Diego with it. Eventually it got stuck on a median and the cops jumped in and shot him. It was pretty pointless seeing as how they have to completely refuel every 4 hours. That and it's impossible to fire with one man driving, reloading, and targeting... unless he's the flash in which case the tank is superfluous.

ah remember the good old days when you could just sell your old toys to some war zone

I think they still do that anyway!

That would be funny, I do have to buy rounds and stuff. And imagine parking a tank in your parking. garage.


I remember in a Chase Tv show where cops chased cars, or bank robbers, and It said that someone managed to get hold of a old tank, so the guy driving the tank began driving it around the city, crushing roadblocks, The thing that stopped the tank was that it ran out of gas.

That was over in Western Australia, wasn't it? It made the TV news, a ridiculously slow chase. I'm not sure about W.A., but the running out of fuel thing is correct. I think if he'd poked his head out the hatch, the cops would have shot him.

Now, you'd think that would only happen once. But no. (http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=bizarre&id=5479252)

That was over in Western Australia, wasn't it? It made the TV news, a ridiculously slow chase. I'm not sure about W.A., but the running out of fuel thing is correct. I think if he'd poked his head out the hatch, the cops would have shot him.

Now, you'd think that would only happen once. But no. (http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=bizarre&id=5479252)

no don't think we had it happen over here yet

I suppose you're after a 62 tonne Leopard 2 or a 65 tonne Merkava!

Well, one of those might be okay as a starter tank for commuting to work, but they're still not really family tanks, are they?

An old army dropout managed to hijack an M1a2 Abrams and started cruising around San Diego with it. Eventually it got stuck on a median and the cops jumped in and shot him. It was pretty pointless seeing as how they have to completely refuel every 4 hours. That and it's impossible to fire with one man driving, reloading, and targeting... unless he's the flash in which case the tank is superfluous.


I remember now, the tank during the end of the chase crashed into a barrier.

An old army dropout managed to hijack an M1a2 Abrams and started cruising around San Diego with it. Eventually it got stuck on a median and the cops jumped in and shot him. It was pretty pointless seeing as how they have to completely refuel every 4 hours. That and it's impossible to fire with one man driving, reloading, and targeting... unless he's the flash in which case the tank is superfluous.
Actually it was a M60 Patton tank.

Actually it was a M60 Patton tank.

Right, it's been a while since I saw that vid.

Sounds kind of small… I don't want a sissy compact tank. :D

Who cares? FREE TANK! SIGN ME UP =D

xD just look how big it is compared to that car, much bigger (it seems) than those T-55 tanks I've seen in Nicaragua.

Who cares? FREE TANK! SIGN ME UP =D

xD just look how big it is compared to that car, much bigger (it seems) than those T-55 tanks I've seen in Nicaragua.

All your friends will make fun of you. They'll tell you you have a chick tank.

I sure wouldn't mind driving one of those puppies on the 405. I suspect it would make my commute easier....

I'm suddenly reminded of this (http://youtube.com/watch?v=NySN_plfiNI&mode=related&search=) commericial.

Didn't Australia just have a problem with rogue tank owners?

Do they ship abroad?

I remember now, the tank during the end of the chase crashed into a barrier.

You said it ran out of fuel. God forbid you are on my side in any real debate, because you just abandoned the one fact you actually remembered from the vid, in favour of the the content of the new vid you just watched.

Didn't Australia just have a problem with rogue tank owners?

My suss-o-meter is registering a ten. Our government is giving away armoured (though presumably disarmed) vehicles to historical societies and museums, as examples of the great Australian fighting spirit ... buy second hand German tanks, park them for twenty years, then give them away. We can all be proud...

So, I'm thinking it's a sting. See who applies, make a file on them.

Shit, can't we sell them for at least a few bucks? Nairu, Fiji, the Solomon Islands? Surely they need tanks? For, you know, what island nations need tanks for. National pride, or something.

My suss-o-meter is registering a ten. Our government is giving away armoured (though presumably disarmed) vehicles to historical societies and museums, as examples of the great Australian fighting spirit ... buy second hand German tanks, park them for twenty years, then give them away. We can all be proud...

So, I'm thinking it's a sting. See who applies, make a file on them.

Shit, can't we sell them for at least a few bucks? Nairu, Fiji, the Solomon Islands? Surely they need tanks? For, you know, what island nations need tanks for. National pride, or something.

sell them to our cops, so next time someone seal one from the army they have their own tanks to deal with that person

sell them to our cops, so next time someone seal one from the army they have their own tanks to deal with that person
Hm, full out Urban warfare in downtown Sydney. That would probably cause more damage than simply letting the guy in the tank roll around until he runs out of gas.
Interesting idea, though.

Hm, full out Urban warfare in downtown Sydney. That would probably cause more damage than simply letting the guy in the tank roll around until he runs out of gas.
Interesting idea, though.

think what Cops be like to watch

"That's not a Sports Utility Vehicle. This is a Sports Utility Vehicle!"

*blows front wheel off SUV*
*crushes disabled SUV beneath tracks, as owner flees*

(/fantasy)

"That's not a Sports Utility Vehicle. This is a Sports Utility Vehicle!"

Is it strange that I just thought about Crocodile Dundee?

lol, imagine driving a column of them through Sydney or something, people would think the governments been thrown out.

Canberra?

Is it strange that I just thought about Crocodile Dundee?

Not the least bit!

In fact, you win ... this funny hat. Congratulations! :)

Canberra?

Hey! Stop swearing, or I'll report you to the mods.

From the article: "The Australian Army's Leopards have never been used in action."
That somehow reminds me of "as good as new, only dropped once"...

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y223/GermanNightmare/Leopard_Dropped_Once.jpg

Ouch. You know someone had to scrub a lot of toilets with a toothbrush, because of that.

Ouch. You know someone had to scrub a lot of toilets with a toothbrush, because of that.

LOL OF THE WEEK!

Really, the best laugh I've had in seven days. Thx! :D

Credit to German Nightmare, actually. I'm laughing anyway!

Not the least bit!

In fact, you win ... this funny hat. Congratulations! :)

*accepts hat and begins studying it by holding the weird thing at different angles*

*slowly puts hat on*

....YES!