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Aug 14
THIS IS WHAT BRITISH ARTILLERY LOOKED LIKE IN THE GULF WAR. In 1991, 32 Regiment Royal Artillery took 12 enormous 203mm M110 howitzers into the desert during Operation Granby. The artillery raids began on February 18, several days before the ground offensive. Batteries would
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Aug 14
HE SERVED IN THIS TANK. 40 YEARS LATER, HE FOUND IT AGAIN. Former British Army gunner Rob Dove spent two years serving aboard Chieftain Mk 10 05EB53 while stationed in West Germany in the 1980s. Decades later, he somehow tracked down the exact same tank, bought it in 2023 and
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Aug 14
THIS WAS THE BRITISH ARMY FIGHTING ITS WAY INTO BASRA IN 2003. During the invasion of Iraq, Britain's 7th Armoured Brigade pushed towards Basra with Challenger 2 tanks, Warriors and infantry from units including the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers and Irish Guards. On 26 March, a
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Aug 14
BRITAIN ONCE TESTED HOW A BIOLOGICAL ATTACK COULD SPREAD THROUGH THE LONDON UNDERGROUND 😮 In 1963 and 1964, scientists at Porton Down carried out two defence trials on the Tube, using simulants for biological-warfare agents to see how far they could travel through the tunnels.
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THIS IS WHAT A TALIBAN AMBUSH LOOKED LIKE FOR BRITISH TROOPS IN HELMAND. British soldiers came under fire during one of the most intense periods of the Afghanistan campaign, using smoke to break the Taliban's view while trying to get into better positions. Helmand was meant to
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