THE Army is thrashing out emergency plans to recover British tanks if they are damaged in Ukraine — to stop their top secret armour and technology falling into Russian hands. The fearsome Challenge…
“But the worst case scenario is that a tank is destroyed when the lines are collapsing and friendly forces are in retreat.
“Step one is the training and working with mission planners to try and ensure the Challengers are not used in scenarios where they think that collapse a realistic possibility.“Step two is making sure, at the tactical level, the Ukrainians are trained to recover a tank under fire. They certainly don’t lack the courage.”
Other extreme options under consideration include having private military contractors on standby to recover stricken tanks.EstoniaThe Challenger 2 holds the record the longest confirmed kill of an enemy tank at 2.5miles in Iraq — thanks to its super accurate 120mm main gun.
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