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5. Although it has wheels rather than caterpillar treads, it's still technically a tank.

Sat Jun 29, 2013, 02:53 PM

Jun 2013

But as a former tanker myself, I side with those who believe that if it doesn't have tracks, it's not a tank.

I'd call it a glorified armored car.

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Police Find Automatic Weapons, Grenades, Tank At Dead Survivalist�s Home [View all] Purveyor Jun 2013 OP

Nothing illegal about owning a tank, premium Jun 2013 #1

Only tank I have been in starts with the word Drunk The Straight Story Jun 2013 #2

An armored personnel carrier? n/t backscatter712 Jun 2013 #10

No. There's no room for infantry personnel in that thing. Aristus Jun 2013 #12

A full-sized British amphibious tank Lasher Jun 2013 #13

It's an armored car. Lasher Jun 2013 #14

"Survivalist fails to survive an attempted suicide", Aristus Jun 2013 #3

DUzy Scuba Jun 2013 #4

I was contemplating posting a variant on that idea� Jackpine Radical Jun 2013 #6

Thank you. Aristus Jun 2013 #8

Nobody was going to do him harm. TheCowsCameHome Jun 2013 #7

Bizarre: The tank's actually legal for him to own. backscatter712 Jun 2013 #9

It's also legal to own a tank premium Jun 2013 #11

Was he gonna use that tank to fight tyranny?? kestrel91316 Jun 2013 #16