Canadian tanks deployed in combat situation for 1st time since Korean War

[NNN0LHI]

http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=0a92fe77-926f-4020-b4f2-c0ff17806a82&k=80828

PANJWAII, Afghanistan (CP) - It's the reason they're called "rolling thunder."

The throaty roar of engines announcing the approach of the squadron of Canadian Leopard tanks could be heard from kilometres away as they emerged from the mist and rain Saturday to back up ground troops in the war-torn Panjwaii district.

The 42-tonne monsters left Kandahar Airfield under the cover of darkness early Saturday morning in the first combat deployment of Canadian tanks since the Korean War.

Hours later they rolled down the streets of the village of Panjwaii in an impressive show of force on their way to the nearby forward operating base, or FOB.

Residents of Panjwaii, hearing the rumble of the metal tracks biting into the concrete, rushed from their homes to watch the biggest display of firepower since their war with the Soviets in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

[Pharaoh]

1. Does this reporter have a hard on or what?

:rofl:

[bbinacan]

2. Canada has tanks?

You learn something new every day.:evilgrin:

[Swede]

4. The Germans really know how to build a tank.

[KG]

3. and the canadians will be sent packing, just like every other western invader ever has