On 2 Oct 2003 02:28:18 -0700, (lisieux) wrote:

They are a very cute little vehicle. I have seen them disabled in
ambushes without too much difficulty.

Going by the standard of driving displayed by most recce troop drivers
I saw, this wouldn't be too difficult as they loved to pile their
vehicles into random ditches, culverts and hedges with gay abandon.
And that was before they found the reverse gear.

Even children can stop them if
they have lots of paint and a few big bricks.

They also tended to stop at Zebra crossings as a matter of routine.

Another cunning Fenian ploy unmasked. First, paint a zebra crossing
on the road to stop the enemy armour...

Their drivers tended to be more polite than the Saracen and Humber Pig
drivers. The Saladins were the most fun to attack as they simply drove
through the hail of paint bombs and bricks without stopping to chase
the kids away.

My favourite was the Fox, with a centre of gravity so high that it
would overturn on any sharp corner and squish the vehicle commander if
he was perching on the turrent roof to escape the stench of the
driver's socks in the main compartment as per usual. I talked my way
into driving a Scimitar down Colchester high street once. That was
fun. As was parking it at the Little Chef for lunch.

Gavin Bailey

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