"Tankiest Tank - Hurt or Heal game" Topic

Heal: M60
Hurt: PzIV
Hurt: Centurion

2-Pz IV
14-Panther
10-M60
16-Centurion
8-T34

Heal Panther.
Hurt M60 and Centurion.

2-Pz IV
15-Panther
9-M60
15-Centurion
8-T34

Hurt M-60, PzIV
Heal Centurion

1-Pz IV
15-Panther
8-M60
16-Centurion
8-T34

Hurt Centurian,Panther
Heal M-60

1-Pz IV
14-Panther
9-M60
15-Centurion
8-T34

Hurt PzIV, T34
Heal Panther

15-Panther
9-M60
15-Centurion
7-T34

Now I'm an Ace? ; )

Heal Panther.
Hurt M60 and Centurion.

16-Panther
8-M60
14-Centurion
7-T34

Hurt M60, T34
Heal Panther

16-Panther
8-M60
15-Centurion
6-T34

And Panther goes in the lead….

Hurt M60, Centurion
Heal Panther

17-Panther
7-M60
14-Centurion
6-T34

Hurt Panther, M60
Heal Centurian

16 panther
6 m60
15 Centurian
6 t34

Hurt Panther, M60
Heal Centurion

15 panther
5 m60
16 Centurion
6 t34

And the Centurion re-takes the lead

Heal: Panther
Hurt: Centurion
Hurt: T34

16 Panther
5 M60
15 Centurion
5 T34

Heal Panther.
Hurt M60 & Centurion.
And Garrison you didn't add 1 to the Panther or take 1 off the M60! I guess our posts were almost simultaneous. I've corrected it.

18 Panther
3 M60
14 Centurion
5 T34

I think we've sadly lost some very 'tanky' tanks… but here's the final four:

Heal Centurion
Hurt Panther, M60

17 Panther
2 M60
15 Centurion
5 T34

Heal Panther
Hurt T34, M60

18 Panther
1 M60
15 Centurion
4 T34

Heal Panther.
KO M60.
Hurt Centurion.

19 Panther
14 Centurion
4 T34

Heal T34
Hurt Panther, Centurion
18 Panther
13 Centurion
5 T34

Heal Centurion
Hurt Panther
Hurt T34

17Panther
14 Centurion
4 T34

Heal Panther
Hurt Panther, Centurion
18 Panther
13 Centurion
3 T34

Heal Centurion
Hurt Panther
Hurt T34

17 Panther
14 Centurion
2 T34

Quick posts getting in the way :-)

they are coming fast, I corrected mine

Fixed mine as well

Guthroth's corrected 2:40 (1440hrs)
Heal Centurion
Hurt Panther
Hurt T34

17 Panther
14 Centurion
2 T34
Yes he did, well done

And the T34 has its own museum too (never heard of this before!)
link

EH, doesn't mean it's the tankest tank

Heal Centurion
hurt T34 and Panther

16 Panther
15 Centurion
1 T34

Hurt T34 and Centurion
Heal Panther

17 Panther
14 Centurion

Alright what happens now with just two, two hurts still?

Re-reading the original post it has to be two different tanks, so this could in theory last forever.

"You must HURT TWO tanks (must be 2 different) by reducing their score by 1
You must HEAL ONE tank by increasing its score by 1."

Since the 'different' rule is only mentioned for the HURTs,
one could argue that a HEAL could be applied to one that had been HURT.

The result would effectively be to simply apply a single HURT on your turn?

17 Panther
14 Centurion

Since just two tanks are left, I'd say the tank with the highest number is the Tankiest Tank!

Well, maybe.

That was fun!

I was going to call a halt at 3- but missed it!

I think we can now say that the tankiest of tanks is the Panther

1st on 17 – Panther
2nd on 14 – Centurion
3rd – T34

EDIT

Did a quick post to close this down: I will come back when it isnt 6:13 PST, or 1:14 as we like to call it in proper time, GMT (2:14 BST)
Unless someone else wants to work out the league table (all I know is the M1 went first!)

There was a stage I thought the M24 would be up there at then end.

I make it:-
Panther
Centurion
T-34
M60
Panzer IV
M24
M48
Char B
Mk IV Male
M3
T-55
Churchill
M1 Abrams
Good result for the Germans with only 2 tanks in the fight to manage 1st and 5th.

I weep for the Char B1 and have stifled everyone who hurt it!

Yeah… I still think the Char B1 is more 'tanky' than the Panther and I suspect this might be more of a popularity/performance result.

Should have made the contestants fit snorkels and had a swimwear round…

Yes, a tank with interleaved road wheels, paper thin side armour and a tendency for spontaneous combustion wins!

Unlike the mighty Centurian which still soldiers on, to a greater or lesser degree.

Yes, a tank with interleaved road wheels, paper thin side armour and a tendency for spontaneous combustion wins!

Part of the problem was sparse competition. My 2 choices for tankiest tanks were Chieftain and Tiger I, but they didn't make the list! Very much to do with what your first experiences were I guess. For me it was seeing the Tiger I at Bovington when I was about 11 and also the Chieftain "in action" at one of those days that the army used to put on for the benefit of the taxpayers, but have long since gone.

Unlike the mighty Centurian which still soldiers on, to a greater or lesser degree.

More of the lesser I think. Apart from the SA Olifants (very much a new tank IMHO) does anyone else still use Centurions? Maybe Jordan, but AFAIK India and Israel have retired/sold all theirs as have all the NATO countries that had them.

I was mainly thinking of the Olifants:) iirc the last Centurians to see active service with the British Army were the AVRE versions in GW1.

Last time I looked, the Saffers still use some Olifant 1a, which is basically a Ceturion Mk 5/2 (alongside the heavily re-worked Olifant 1b and Olifant 2).

Last time I looked, the Saffers still use some Olifant 1a, which is basically a Ceturion Mk 5/2 (alongside the heavily re-worked Olifant 1b and Olifant 2).

The Olifant 1A is basically an Israeli Shot equivalent isn't it with the Continental diesel, L7 105mm etc? The 1B looks much more heavily modified.

The Char doesn't scream 'TANK' at me, more Mobile Pill-box

From those side elevations I'd go with the M60 (top left). The T34 always makes me think of those people who push their neck forward when the walk, the Panther is very Prussian- looks like its got a broomstick rammed up its back passage.

The M60 and the Centurion look relaxed but alert.

I think the T55 deserved a higher placing – to my mind it is quintessentially tank, in a very Russian basic sort of way.

From those side elevations I'd go with the M60 (top left).

Always looked top heavy to me. More like a furniture van than a tank. The Centurion is a good looking tank too. Looks more balanced than the M60.

Fred, yes it is – L7 105mm instead of the 20pdr fitted to the Mk 1, plus new engine (I think they were MAN truck engines), improved fire control and image-intensifier for the gunner. The Olifant 1b has a very different turret(reminiscent of a Leopard 2) and the Olifant 2 looks totally different.

They've apparently still got about 200 Olifants of all types, but iirc they only built a dozen or so Olifant 2s before the order was cancelled, so the rest are of earlier types.

Martin Rapier wrote:

Unlike the mighty Centurian which

…some people still haven't learnt how to spell correctly.

All the best,

John.

Pity I was traveling yesterday – might have been able to derail this grave miscarriage.