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Finland: Defence Forces to sell old tanks to civilians
2007-07-30
According to the provincial daily newspaper Savon Sanomat , the Finnish Defence Forces are to dispose of a large amount of obsolete materiel that no longer meets the requirements of the Finnish military.

The 30 to 40 years-old armaments on the list include military weapons, unarmoured vehicles, tanks, and explosives, as well as communications and logistics equipment. Moreover, the list includes a number of armoured vehicles and weapon systems bought from Germany in the 1990s.

Civilians will for the first time have an opportunity to buy a real tank at an auction to be arranged in September. A dozen or so 34-ton Comet and 30-ton Charioteer tanks, equipped with Rolls-Royce petrol engines, will be sold to the highest bidder.
From what I've heard, in Finland, AFVs in private hands is an old, old story. Including use of the Defence Forces tank range to fire a few rounds.
Posted by:mrp

#6  brought to you by the guys who invented the molitov cocktail
Posted by: Gluper Platypus7792   2007-07-30 20:17  

#5  I'd love to buy some acreage in S Colorado, and take a tank down there. Shame they will not let it in unless the main gun and weapons are de-milled. I'd love to be able to be the crazy old coot who puts 5 rounds of HEAT down range just for the hell of it (all on my own land of course).
Posted by: OldSpook   2007-07-30 14:00  

#4  Live closer in James, and you'll beat the Strangler every day. I do :-)
Posted by: Steve White   2007-07-30 13:19  

#3  Looks like a clearance sale. From the same link...

Finland to sell old Soviet-built tanks to Vietnam

These deals won't last forever, so hurry on down to Crazy Paavo's!!!
Posted by: tu3031   2007-07-30 12:08  

#2  I always covet such a beast when trying to navigate the Hillside Strangler.
Posted by: James   2007-07-30 11:55  

#1  Wow! Imagine meeting would-be robbers with a few well aimed tank rounds. That is self defence in style! Onlin America Finland!
Posted by: JFM   2007-07-30 09:44  

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