Vark Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 What is going on? I loved the "guarded by special patrols comment". , http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/7338097/200-Russian-tanks-found-abandoned-in-forest.html 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 I like this comment: "If you need one, come and get it." Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVulture Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 I like this comment: "If you need one, come and get it." Michael I gather Steve's already on a plane and trying to arrange transport back for one or two 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Cigar Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 I can just imagine some kid running through the woods playing war and suddenly coming face to face with a T-80 and finding it unlocked. I wish that kid was me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 I gather Steve's already on a plane and trying to arrange transport back for one or two Yes, that would explain his recent absence. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoex Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Darn. Seemed like such a good place to hide 'em, too Well, there goes another one of my grandiose plans for world domination. Back to the ol' drawing board... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c3k Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Right now, somewhere in Russia, an arms dealer is screaming at the top of his lungs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkEzra Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Right now, somewhere in Russia, an arms dealer is screaming at the top of his lungs. Interesting point... make a good premise for a novel. Toss in a crazy local small town mayor (with a real cute daughter) and a disgruntled investigative reporter (either newly sober or recently drunk again!) and you've got a good story to pitch. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
souldierz Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 I guess they have to many tanks and they don't have any places left to hide them, so now they just cram them anywhere they can. Good place to start up a used tank dealership.The slogan was already worked out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Interesting point... make a good premise for a novel. Toss in a crazy local small town mayor (with a real cute daughter) and a disgruntled investigative reporter (either newly sober or recently drunk again!) and you've got a good story to pitch. Or at least a really, really familiar one. Sort of like a pair of old shoes. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_the_wino Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 How hard is it to jimmy a tank's ignition? One could be off to the races in no time! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clevinger Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 I thought military vehicles don't require a key to function? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c3k Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 No, he's newly sober, but on the edge. And the mayor's daughter? Yeah, they'd had something, back when he was an officer on the up and coming in the security service. Until he ran into the corruption of the officials over him. He was too much of an idealist. They sent him to Afghanistan. Whatever happened there is what drove him to drink... Ken 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 No, he's newly sober, but on the edge. And the mayor's daughter? Yeah, they'd had something, back when he was an officer on the up and coming in the security service. Until he ran into the corruption of the officials over him. He was too much of an idealist. They sent him to Afghanistan. Whatever happened there is what drove him to drink... Well, at least that almost shows a slight tinge of imagination. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeatEtr Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 How hard is it to jimmy a tank's ignition? One could be off to the races in no time! Imagine waking up one day and seeing a monster tank sitting in your next door neighbor's driveway. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Imagine waking up one day and seeing a monster tank sitting in your next door neighbor's driveway. Imagine seeing a heavily armed SWAT team closing in on his house. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c3k Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 ...as the SWAT team closed on the house, they rushed from car to bush to tree until, hugging the front wall, they'd stacked to the side of the front door. Breathing heavily, adrenalin pumping through their veins, they were ready. Safeties off, AK-74's at the ready, this is what they'd trained for. The SWAT storm group leader, Leonid, got the shoulder squeeze. He knew each of the men behind him was ready. All they needed was the on scene commander's go ahead. Misha was a fool. Placed in charge of the men who did the real work, the son-in-law of a well-placed politician, he was in command! Leonid knew he needed the okay from Misha. Misha, in the well-protected command BMP-3, just across the road. Leonid keyed his mike, ready to ask for permission. Leonid, and all the rest, focused solely on the doors and windows of the house they were about to storm, failed to notice the hum of an electric motor emanate from the T-72 parked in the driveway. No one noticed as the turret slowly, ever so slowly, slewed until the barrel was pointing at Misha's command and control BMP... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vark Posted March 3, 2010 Author Share Posted March 3, 2010 A very, very well armed SWAT team!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battlefront.com Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Holy crap! T-80s... man, I was expecting T-34/85s or T-54s... you know, something really old. But near top of the line stuff? Crazy! Ironically I was in the woods yesterday getting firewood so I don't freeze while making CM games next winter. I can definitely say I have found nothing like this anywhere. There are two abandoned cars from the 1960s nearby, but the trees growing up through them indicate that they might not be in running condition Steve 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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