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[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

I hope people realise actual war isn't fun shenanigans like this.

The army is fun shenanigans, yeah, on occasion. In movies/memes that's all you'll see. Whereas the routine is boring af.

And real war is scary and heartbreaking because of how fucked up it is to have your friends explode to pieces or bleed out in your arms.

Incubus: a male demon that preys on women.

Succubus: a female demon that preys on men.

Vengabus: a gender neuteal demon that likes to party.

[–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 21 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Being British, and having met some ex soldiers, this is absolutely a believable story.

Edit a day later : fuck you for posting this OP, I've had this shit stuck in my head all day.

[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 58 points 3 days ago

Totally true story

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 39 points 2 days ago (3 children)
[–] bluesheep@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Love the "not entirely in jest" part of

It is often referred to by crewmembers (not entirely in jest) as "the most important piece of equipment in a British armoured vehicle".

[–] Anivia@feddit.org 2 points 2 days ago

^citation ^needed

[–] kalpol@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 days ago

I went to the Bovington Tank Museum which I absolutely recommend and sat in a Chieftain and yes it had a teapot

[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago

Having hot water on hand can be pretty important in a warfare context...

[–] affenlehrer@feddit.org 36 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

Who was in the Leopard 2? I think the Brits use Challengers and the US Abrams. The Leopards are German and exported to a few countries?!

[–] Corporal_Punishment@feddit.uk 35 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I think Leopard 2 must have been the callsign. Also, unless I'm mistaken we didnt send any heavy armour to Afghanistan?

[–] tryitout@infosec.pub 8 points 2 days ago (2 children)

The US had tanks in Afghanistan, I'm not sure about the Brits. They weren't used nearly as extensively as MATVs/MRAPs but they were there.

[–] Corporal_Punishment@feddit.uk 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I've just checked, we (the uk) didn't deploy heavy armour to Afghanistan. So as funny as the Op is, I feel like it might not be true....

[–] brotundspiele@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago

At least Denmark and Canada had Leopard 2s in Afghanistan that were involved in combat. So maybe the "Brits" were just fancy Canadians.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

A guy I knew in high school kept talking about using Abrams tanks to clear out the Al-Qaeda cave networks

I still think about him sometimes

I hope he fucking died, moron

[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

And Vengaboys is a Dutch band, so the whole thing is a bit of a mishmash.

Brits use Challenger 2. Also, the M1is called the Abrams, not Abraham

[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 15 points 2 days ago

I refuse to accept this a bullshit. This sounds like NCD.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 31 points 3 days ago (2 children)
[–] sfbing@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Don't hit me with them negative vibes, Moriarty!

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It’s a mother beautiful bridge and it’s gonna be there

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago

It's still up!

BOOM

No it ain't.

[–] Lawnman23@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

This cracks me up every time I see it.

[–] ol_capt_joe@piefed.ee 10 points 2 days ago

Thank you for your cervix

Sounds like a party.

[–] yakko@feddit.uk 9 points 3 days ago

infrequent Brit W