Iraq bombing damages British tank

[Barrett808]

Source: BBC

A British Challenger 2 tank has been badly damaged by a roadside bomb in Iraq, leaving the driver seriously injured, the Ministry of Defence said.
A spokesman said the tank had been on routine duties in a western district of Basra when it was hit on 6 April.

It is believed to be the first incident where a Challenger tank has been breached by such an attack.

The driver of the Challenger has now been sent back to the UK for further medical treatment.

An MoD spokesman said the Challenger tank was "well armoured but in an operational theatre it's not the case that you can have absolute protection".

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6583607.stm

[The_Casual_Observer]

1. Probably the first time that they tried to blow one up, & it worked.

"well armoured but in an operational theatre it's not the case that you can have absolute protection".

[Stella_Artois]

2. Not quite the first

I've seen a picture of something exploding next to a Challenger from 2003, so i suppose that was the first. I'm sure there have been others between the two attempts.

Here is the picture i've seen



from 2003.