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Old 13th Jan 2018, 12:38
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Bertie knew he could always get a lift with the Tank Corp.
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Old 13th Jan 2018, 12:40
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Hitler knew he'd get under Churchill's skin by calling him 'little floaty Tank Man'...
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Old 13th Jan 2018, 13:08
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The Army experiment of feeding the troops "Gorilla Grits" for Breakfast seemed to be a success or the Test Method was rigged in support of a successful outcome.
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Old 13th Jan 2018, 15:01
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"Well, Hoskins, now the war's over, let's buy a bunch of these from Army Surplus and make a killing by inventing Bouncy Castles !"
 
Old 13th Jan 2018, 19:28
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"Ja mein Furher, our Tigers will simply blow these Tommy tanks away."
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Old 13th Jan 2018, 20:03
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Well the Colonel did say everything was up in the air
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Old 14th Jan 2018, 05:18
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Turns out everybody was wrong about that new conscript with balloon twisting skills.
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Old 14th Jan 2018, 06:39
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When he said he wanted to be buried in his tank this isn’t quite what I had in mind....
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Old 14th Jan 2018, 08:15
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It's filled with poison gas, so when some far too smart enemy thinks they'll prick it with a pin, they'll all die.
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Old 14th Jan 2018, 11:15
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Sarn't Major!

SAH!

The cooks are giving the tanks crew baked beans far too often. Get them to stop will you?

SAH!
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"Where's Hoskins ?" .... "Off with Repetitive Strain Injury, Sarge - they only gave him a cycle pump !"
 
Old 14th Jan 2018, 21:43
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""They've eaten their Weetabix!"
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Old 14th Jan 2018, 21:55
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"The clever part is we can honestly tell the Government we have decommissioned 140 MBT's without letting on the B stands for a Blowup"
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Old 14th Jan 2018, 22:05
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The driver of the tank said he had run out of fuel and could we give him a lift to the next service station?
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Old 14th Jan 2018, 23:09
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"Well, the Colonel DID say that if you damaged that tank, it would be on your shoulders!"
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Old 15th Jan 2018, 02:00
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The Sprocket brothers finally find their niche.
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Old 15th Jan 2018, 06:40
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We had trouble elevating the barrel until Hoskins had a clever idea.
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Old 15th Jan 2018, 09:34
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Following a spate of barrage balloon failures, the manufacturer took the MoD's warning that any further deliveries "should be built like tanks" a tad literally.
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Old 15th Jan 2018, 09:36
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Meanwhile, in a field a quarter of a mile away, 4 more soldiers wait patiently for the effects of recoil to occur.
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Originally Posted by andytug

Disaster struck when the order "Forward March!" was given.
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