I remember reading on the BBC internet site on the run up to the Iraq war that 7th Armoured brigade is normally based in “Bergen, Norway”!!!!! An armoured formation in mountainous Norway??? The prat had obviously read Bergen somewhere, looked it up in an atlas and found the Norwegian town. Or could it be Bergen-Hohne, Germany, where everyone knows the British Army is located?? I sent a quite abusive email saying their defence correspondent wasnt worthy of the name. A few days later, the article changed to state the correct location. Only a couple of days ago I heard reference to a “Warrior Tank” on the news, its pathetic.

Pork loin chops (boneless) with chips and “Italian vegetables” (packet)

Angels one five?

Makes me think of the gun camera footage of some German farmer on his horse and cart being shot up

There are quite a few fanciful tales also, I remember when I lived at Kinloss various “true life” accounts of Stukas attacking Aberdeen and strafing, plausible to 6 year olds but when a little older is seen as ridiculous. Everyones grandparents had also captured German airmen in the fields!

In the real life accounts, I always doubted the wisdom of wasting defensive ammo in hostile airspace against inconsequential ground targets.

Only the USMC and possibly RAF/RN version is to be STOVL, the other versions are of a different weight. Automation these days means a second crew member is not neccessarry.