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    British Army unveils new Trojan tank




    Mighty Machine: the British Army's new Trojan tank




    Get out of the way!....The Army's new heavily armoured engineer tank Trojan moving a car at Bovington Military Training Area in Dorset. The British Army will have 66 of them.
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    Army unveils new Trojan tank


    November 04, 2006

    THE Army unveils its awesome new Trojan tank yesterday. The 65-tonner, seen at Bovington, Dorset, clears mines and obstacles.

    Engineers will get 66 Trojans and Titan bridge-building tanks in a £250million order.
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    Army unveils 60-tonne boys' toys



    Monster trucks: British Army's new giant vehicles weigh over 60 tonnes and can move up to 56km per hour

    They weigh over 60 tonnes, move at speeds of up to 56km an hour and can demolish virtually every obstacle on the modern battlefield.

    And now the British Army's new breed of armoured engineering tanks are being unveiled for the first time in Dorset.

    Trojan and Titan, new vehicles being unveiled at Bovington Military Training Area, are said to be the most capable that the Army has operated.

    Trojan is able to plough through minefields, build trenches and dig defensive ditches, while Titan can lay a bridge over a 26 metre gap in just two minutes.

    The Royal Engineers are taking delivery of 66 new tanks under a £250 million contract with BAE Systems. It is hoped that the new armoured vehicles will give commanders a potential winning edge in battle.

    Lord Drayson, Minister for Defence Procurement, said: "The purchase of both Trojan and Titan is good news for our Armed Forces as it gives them increased capability and reliability on the front line.

    "Trojan and Titan will greatly increase the options available to commanders and represent a major improvement in terms of performance, tactical mobility and protection."

    The tanks will allow the Royal Engineers to provide more specialist support to troops as they cross obstacles, clear routes and construct field defences.

    While Trojan will mainly be used as a minefield-breaching vehicle - preparing routes and breaching complex obstacles - Titan will carry and lay bridges faster than ever before.


    The British Army's new heavily armoured engineer tank Titan building a bridge at Bovington Military Training Area in Dorset.
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    Weighing in at over 60 tonnes, the Titan tank can travel at speeds of up to 56km/hr, and give front line commanders the ability to cross chasms, plough up minefields and demolish obstacles.
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    The Army's new heavily armoured engineer tank Titan building a bridge at Bovington Military Training Area in Dorset.
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    Corporal Andrew Jones stands beside the Army's new heavily armoured engineer tank Trojan.
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  • #2
    Nice to see the Royal Engineers getting something modern.
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    • #3
      It is it is .....hope they dont break it
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      • #4
        Bet Mcalpines are peed off ;)

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        • #5
          Oh great, just what the world needs, 66 bloody great destructive diggers on steroids, driven by British soldiers.
          What's the bet one of em 'crashes' into the Eiffel tower
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          • #6
            Originally posted by Parihaka View Post
            Oh great, just what the world needs, 66 bloody great destructive diggers on steroids, driven by British soldiers.
            What's the bet one of em 'crashes' into the Eiffel tower
            You say it like it's a bad thing!
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            • #7
              Hold on a minute, before we start giving these chaps delusions of grandue,

              Granted they are nice piece of kit, but In my day they were refered to as AVLB's and AVRE's. Only non-tankies called them "tanks".

              I know our armoured strength has been reduced considerably since '92, but if we're not carefull someone will have us up on the trades discriptions act

              Blooming heck, we will call the Abbot one next...

              (walks off into the distance muttering to himself and kicking at the ground)
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              • #8
                You leave my engineers alone!

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Officer of Engineers View Post
                  You leave my engineers alone!

                  Doh! A moderator.....
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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Ex MIB View Post
                    Hold on a minute, before we start giving these chaps delusions of grandue,

                    Granted they are nice piece of kit, but In my day they were refered to as AVLB's and AVRE's. Only non-tankies called them "tanks".

                    I know our armoured strength has been reduced considerably since '92, but if we're not carefull someone will have us up on the trades discriptions act

                    Blooming heck, we will call the Abbot one next...

                    (walks off into the distance muttering to himself and kicking at the ground)
                    Good point Ex MIB, to make a distinct point they are not MBT's but AVRE's and AVLB's. Does that mean a replacement for Challenger is in the offing? I wonder if the Trojan can really compete with the Cent bridgelayer - seriously!

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Callmecur View Post
                      Good point Ex MIB, to make a distinct point they are not MBT's but AVRE's and AVLB's. Does that mean a replacement for Challenger is in the offing? I wonder if the Trojan can really compete with the Cent bridgelayer - seriously!

                      Ah, the good old Cent ARV.:) It was nice watching one recover a nicely painted CH1 belonging to one of our sister Regiments whilst practicing for a Standards presentation by HM the Queen in our Chieftains many years ago.
                      Laugh? I nearly wet myself

                      Privately I was quite envious at the time:)

                      But as you say, it would be nice to compare the actual pulling power of the two.
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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Ex MIB View Post
                        Ah, the good old Cent ARV.:) It was nice watching one recover a nicely painted CH1 belonging to one of our sister Regiments whilst practicing for a Standards presentation by HM the Queen in our Chieftains many years ago.
                        Laugh? I nearly wet myself

                        Privately I was quite envious at the time:)

                        But as you say, it would be nice to compare the actual pulling power of the two.
                        Ummm... nothing to do with these two. It's the CRARRV you need to be comparing the Cent ARV to...
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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by pdf27 View Post
                          Ummm... nothing to do with these two. It's the CRARRV you need to be comparing the Cent ARV to...
                          Never saw the CRARRV in action so over to you pdf27 - which is superior?

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                          • #14
                            Seems fairly good kit to me. :)

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Archer View Post
                              Seems fairly good kit to me. :)

                              I wooden have believed it until i saw it

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