*nods* And don't forget though the effect a hot drink or a hot meal has on morale. PS Burgers if you want to know more on quicky things on armor, watch the Youtube channels of Chieftain and of the Tank Museum. Many nuggets can be found there too ;-)
You can just see the next war movie maybe with a gritty Tom Hiddleston tank commander smashing a tea kettle over the head of the nazi equiv that actually got inside the tank to do a bit of hand to hand. Possibly accompanied by a comment "compliments of His Majesty"
I don't think that rates above the ability of a Leopard 2 tank to carry around steins of beer. (Check the video: now there's some worthwhile engineering!)
Somehow this is the most British thing I've ever read.
Mr Lambright needs to take notes on this and include it in the early tanks featured in his Rifles trilogy 😂
*nods* And don't forget though the effect a hot drink or a hot meal has on morale. PS Burgers if you want to know more on quicky things on armor, watch the Youtube channels of Chieftain and of the Tank Museum. Many nuggets can be found there too ;-)
The "Vessel Boiling Electric" goes back to the Centurion of late 1945 vintage.
Hot water for tea - and other reasons - without dismounting and subsequent exposure to incidental battle zone injury has stood the test of time.
Indeed similar heaters, designated "Heater, Water & Rations" (HWR), are now also fitted to many US fighting vehicles.
You can just see the next war movie maybe with a gritty Tom Hiddleston tank commander smashing a tea kettle over the head of the nazi equiv that actually got inside the tank to do a bit of hand to hand. Possibly accompanied by a comment "compliments of His Majesty"
The Australian Abrams tank have a fridge installed.
well an Airco would be good (is in the Leopard 2A7+ btw) but what's even better is built in into a Bushpig : cooled drinkingwater storage.
Surely they should have just put in a microwave to make tea. Could use a powder tea dispenser as well.
You cannot make a decent cup of tea in a microwave.
Ive read the flame wars about that online, though it seems some Americans remain to be convinced.
It was a smart move to protect the crews from exposing themselves to make a cuppa.
I don't think that rates above the ability of a Leopard 2 tank to carry around steins of beer. (Check the video: now there's some worthwhile engineering!)
I take it an American tank would have its own Starbucks
That seems very civilised.