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Lasher

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13. A full-sized British amphibious tank

Reply to backscatter712 (Reply #10)

Sat Jun 29, 2013, 03:35 PM

Jun 2013

Last edited Sat Jun 29, 2013, 06:00 PM - Edit history (4)

According to the Journal News article linked by Raw Story.

I'm unable to identify it more specifically than that right now.

On edit: An Alvis FV601 Saladin six-wheeled armoured car, perhaps?

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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

Although it has wheels rather than caterpillar treads, it's still technically a tank. Aristus Jun 2013 #5

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

Probably not even terribly expensive; Saladins were introduced in the fifties. (nt) Posteritatis Jun 2013 #15

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