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Old 03-30-2008, 11:46 AM   #149 (permalink)
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As for firepower. I understand the Chieftain, with our laser sights, could outfire the latest T by a ratio of 12-1. I believe the Challenger ratio is slightly higher.
Mike I cannot ever recall figures like that being discussed, that maybe the ratio we were outgunned by, however the Chieftain was far superior than the Soviet Armour at that time.
Did you ever ask yourself the question why we (1 RTR) did not get reequipt/upgraded with Challenger? I mean we were the front line Tank regt and Challenger was even more superior.
And given you believe that the "cold war" was a con..............would it not have made more sense to do that?
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