The British-supplied Challenger 2 main battle tanks have demonstrated mixed but valuable performance in Ukrainian service.

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The successful shot involved engaging a target at a distance of four kilometers, a first for the smaller and lighter weapon ...

mishaps and lessons of Thomas the Tank Engine, a train who chugs around the fictional island of Sodor with his fellow locomotive friends. But after it was shown to studio executives at British ...

The Kings and Generals series on the Great War continues with a look at the origins of the tank—one of the most ... set to kill off tech that cuts car engines at red lights 4 Tragically Outdated ...

Thomas the Tank Engine notices a funny smell ... cheerful blue locomotive with an expressive face who first appeared in British children’s books by the Rev. W. Awdry. The character and his ...

The episode, from 1983, was found in storage by accident. It was restored and made available for viewing for the first time ...

Nonetheless, with the new British tank – imaginatively called Challenger ... whereas the old, simple engines of the Russian tanks can be easily fixed by any automotive mechanic, in situ if necessary.

By combining diesel engines and electric motors ... When German tanks weren’t available, German soldiers had to capture British tanks. (Wikimedia Commons) Allied advancements caught the German ...

Britt Allcroft, the producer who adapted Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends for television ... Allcroft met Awdry while making a documentary about British steam engines. Falling in love with ...

By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Britt Allcroft, the British writer, director and producer who steered the animated locomotive Thomas the Tank Engine to television 40 years ago en route to launching a ...