French tanks, British soil

[Simon M]

It's been nice having these guys over here, even if it has disrupted my builds lol, had a good few trips out this week but it was great to catch them leaving today on their own transporters

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[Ad Lav]

Wonder why they were here? Training with our guys?

[jarndice]

NATO Dear boy,
Time was we would wander around Northern Europe but now the bu**ers come here.
I never used to give much thought to what the Belgium's, Dutch, or Germans felt about us driving through their towns and villages and through their woods and across their fields but as we see more of them over here it alters ones perspective,
In truth I am glad to see them here,
Shaun.

[Simon M]

There here training as part of a Rapid Reaction Force, not just Leclercs they brought with them, VBCI, VAB, Panhards to name a few



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[Cruciblesteel]

Very cool, is there a reason why front side skirts are up ? While on the transporter, just curious

[Simon M]

Makes them wider than the transporter as they're Armoured panels unlike the rest

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[Cruciblesteel]

Cheers

[C.V.R.T.Andy]

Every November the French army and British army train together in Otterburn Northumberland . Its been a long standing thing . Was this Bovington are Castle Martin Whales ?

[Simon M]

It's the first time they've brought their MBT to the UK, it's was on Salisbury Plain, got another one coming up with German & Lithuanian forces, we regularly get foreign troops on the plain & sometimes they bring vehicles, always good when foreign tanks are about, in the past we've had Dutch Leopard 2a5, US M1a1, M2a2 & a whole heap of artillery types

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