DraGoon Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 (edited) Hello all. I thought my first real post on here should be somewhat useful, so.... The following link may be of interest to those who are keen on the Chally2. http://www.armchair-travel.com/military/index.htm Scroll half way down the page to the "Challenger 2 Tank, Royal Armoured Corps" section and click on the 1/4-size 360° Panoramic Photo inside link. You'll need to have Java enabled to see the panorama. This is a good representation of a "bombed up" early Chally2 prior to the newer, longer fin round stowage modifications. A particular item of note is the square grey box on the loader's side below the 3 'ready' fin rounds and right of the the vent tube mags. This is the all important 'BV' (Boiling Vessel), it is used to ensure that the crew are able to make themselves a hot cup of tea and also does a mean job of heating up various types of compo ration cans that the crew can then enjoy along with their 'pot noodle'. Never mind bouncy wheels, we need a working BV. Apologies if this has been posted before, I did search but couldn't find any previous posts. DG Edited August 8, 2012 by DraGoon Slepping 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[]_--__[]KITT Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Very nice thanks.No massage chair/seat? :biggrin: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DraGoon Posted August 8, 2012 Author Share Posted August 8, 2012 _--__[]KITT;217763'].....No massage chair/seat? :biggrin: Yep, once you get moving, all the seats vibrate. DG 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanPatrick Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 ...the square grey box [...] is the all important 'BV' (Boiling Vessel), it is used to ensure that the crew are able to make themselves a hot cup of tea...Apologies if this has been posted before, I did search but couldn't find any previous posts.DGAlthough it has, that's an awesome factoid that hadn't been mentioned! I almost always make some tea before getting myself blown up in SB. (Seriously. Although I usually drink green tea, but I've been known to enjoy a cup of Earl Grey on occasion.) The fact that they left a space for that is so British! I love it!BTW, welcome to the forums! :cvcsalut: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibsonm Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 The fact that they left a space for that is so British! I love it!Not just British.We brought the concept from the Centurion forward to the Leo 1 and now from Leo 1 to M1. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjay Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Although it has, that's an awesome factoid that hadn't been mentioned! I almost always make some tea before getting myself blown up in SB. (Seriously. Although I usually drink green tea, but I've been known to enjoy a cup of Earl Grey on occasion.) The fact that they left a space for that is so British! I love it!BTW, welcome to the forums! :cvcsalut: What you can't see in the pic is the placard that says: This boiler is to be used for Yorkshire English Breakfast Tea ONLY. But I guess if you are using your own personal equipment (outside the tank) you can drink what you like. If you must. And don't mind being called a fairy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[]_--__[]KITT Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Yep, once you get moving, all the seats vibrate. DG Vibrating seat is to lose weight Massage seat is another Nothing less than this would do in Challenger 2. How disappointing. Budget cuts? :bangin: All that money must have gone to the suspension... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanPatrick Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 ...And don't mind being called a fairy. :cul: I...I've been drinking fairy tea this whole time!? Blimey! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azure Lion Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 :cul: I...I've been drinking fairy tea this whole time!? Blimey! Hey, so does Link from Zelda. Thanks for the link, now all we need is that view for a couple of positions in the SB-Pro Chally-2 ... with a cup of tea at each station. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingtiger Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Not just British.We brought the concept from the Centurion forward to the Leo 1 and now from Leo 1 to M1. Thats because you lot downunder are leftovers from the British Island 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnAlienware Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Very clean. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart666 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Very clean. Yeah this would have been done when they were not long built (I think I recall seeing this online at long ago as 2000). Bet they dont look quite as clean after Iraq. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjay Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 :cul: I...I've been drinking fairy tea this whole time!? Blimey! Yep. You may have noticed that your way of walking has changed recently and that adolescent boys have become strangely attractive. (Unless they always were, of course). Three cups of Yorkshire Breakfast Tea daily for the next three months should see things back to 'normal'. :diable: For the benefit of the overly politically correct, this is a joke and not a suggestion that a non-hetero sexual disposition is abnormal in anway. Personally, I have a very satisfying relationship with a local owl, but that's probably too much information. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehog Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 , I have a very satisfying relationship with a local owl, but that's probably too much information. Ooooooooooooooooookay, Moving on. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Killjoy Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 We brought the concept from the Centurion...You mean that gorgeous MBT that is arguably the greatest British Tank ever built?The one I could write sweet Poetry about?:angel: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehog Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 You mean that gorgeous MBT that is arguably the greatest British Tank ever built?The one I could write sweet Poetry about?:angel:The one that drinks a shell garage's monthly fuel supply to move 100ft? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azure Lion Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Ooooooooooooooooookay, Moving on. Oh, you're one of those types, love an owl for a night then move on huh? That explains all the lonely, heartbroken owls. aside: "It's okei Hooter, I'm not like him..." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjay Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Oh, you're one of those types, love an owl for a night then move on huh? That explains all the lonely, heartbroken owls.aside: "It's okei Hooter, I'm not like him..." Well, that's Hedgehogs for you. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazjar Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Welcome to the forums! Thanks for posting what I posted originally . It's Ok, I don't care at all. I actually didn't know about the BV. Thanks for that. I like this photo a lot, it shows the C3 system in the commander's station. From the book Main Battle Tank by MR. Edworthy, I saw a bit about how it worked, I was intrigued by the fact that they were using E-mail in the Armoured Corps back in '03. Very Interesting. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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