Soddim's second post on page 3 is valid and can actually be applied to most of the kit in all of our Services. We have always been disadvantaged by equipment that is not the latest, not the best and not the most reliable, but our servicemen have still managed to get the best out of it anyway in every theatre over the many decades. It all boils down to character and training, and that is where we excel.
(Exit to sound of the band striking up Land of Hope and Glory)