British tanks deployed in Saudi Arabia

Title

British tanks deployed in Saudi Arabia

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

20 Oct 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:02:51

Description

Phil Edwards reports from Saudi Arabia on Challenger battle tanks from the seventh armoured brigade, the Desert Rats being deployed in the deserts there for the first time since the start of the Gulf crisis. Lieutenant General John Sharples on Iraqi and British tanks’ capabilities and the training they will be completing to become battle-ready.

Contributors

Phil Edwards; John Sharples

Keywords

War; Saudi Arabia; Army; Wars (events); Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991); Tanks

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