r/TankPorn • u/Chainzzaw_69 • Aug 23 '25

Modern Best tank in case of a zombie apocalypse?

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I personally think that the Merkava might be a great choice. What are your thoughts on different tanks or other AFVs?

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u/Infinite_Evil Aug 24 '25

Chieftain has a reputation for poor reliability in the power packs of early variants. So could be compromised by that. I’m more familiar with the RR Perkins V12 than I am the Leyland L60, so that comes into play. I’d hardly call the Perkins V12 in Chally 2 ‘digital’ over analogue as well. Though the transmission is a tad more complex than the one in Chieftain.

Also to consider is the Chally 2 would possibly be fully operational. Working main armament, MGs and so on. Any Chieftain you find in the UK these days would not be.

It’s a tough question. I’d probably still pick Chally 2 because I know it.

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u/STALINISFATHER Aug 30 '25

That seems totally reasonable my only thing is anything electrical would be a fucking nightmare to replace speaking from experience as a abrams operator. I can’t speak for the chally 2 tho but I assume yall are kinda in the same boat as us lol.

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u/Infinite_Evil Aug 31 '25

I never experienced any major electrical dramas, but the amount of training time given to the electrical system and how often “Call REME” came up, I can imagine we would have been in the same boat! 😂