![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rheinmetall Australia is already building 186 eight-wheel drive Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles at the MILVEHCOE for the Australian Army, which selected the Boxer in 2018 for Project LAND 400 Phase 2. They will supplement large numbers of new tanks and other armoured vehicles the German Army is buying as it builds up its military in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and growing threats to European stability. The Australian-built Boxers will be known as Heavy Weapon Carrier Vehicles in German service. The deal follows a visit to Australia in March by Germany’s Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Defence Thomas Hitschler to see the Boxer in action and conduct initial negotiations. If you don’t have the room in the garage for a tank – or think $85,000 is a bit pricey – a more affordable way of getting in on the military vehicle fun might be to buy a Land Rover Perentie, which you could even convert to a ute if you were so inclined.READ ALSO Ukrainian diaspora in Canberra reeling after more crises in the homeland I wouldn’t lowball someone with a bunch of tanks, though… Case in point. On top of that, Woods is asking around $85,000-$120,000 for each, although he’s eager to negotiate. Good luck taking it on public roads, too. And before you ask, yes, it’s legal to own a gun tank in Australia, as long as the gun isn’t functional. RELATED: Australia’s Cheapest Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen Now Up For Sale In Perth… But There’s A CatchĮach weighs around 52 tonnes, has a top speed of 35km per hour and guzzles two litres of petrol every 100 metres – so just the trip back from Tambourine to Brisbane would cost around $2,500, The Daily Mail relates. One has been converted to a ‘trainer’ after its turret was blown off: one of only three Centurions constructed by the Australian Army and the only one that still runs, Woods says. One is a Mk3 Centurion that’s seen a partial restoration, and the other two are Mk5s that have both seen action in Vietnam. ![]()
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