this post was submitted on 26 Nov 2025
338 points (95.4% liked)

Funny

12518 readers
957 users here now

General rules:

Exceptions may be made at the discretion of the mods.

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 41 points 1 week ago (3 children)
[–] bluesheep@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Love the "not entirely in jest" part of

It is often referred to by crewmembers (not entirely in jest) as "the most important piece of equipment in a British armoured vehicle".

[–] Anivia@feddit.org 3 points 1 week ago

^citation ^needed

[–] kalpol@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 week ago

I went to the Bovington Tank Museum which I absolutely recommend and sat in a Chieftain and yes it had a teapot

[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago

Having hot water on hand can be pretty important in a warfare context...