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Guinness World Record For Oldest Tank Regiment

Soldiers from the Tidworth-based Royal Tank Regiment have entered the Guinness World Record books!
 
The 80 soldiers became the first regiment to successfully pull along a Challenger 2 main battle tank.
 

This is the Challenger 2 tank 57 soldiers from The Royal Tank Regiment are hoping to pull down the road in a Guinness World Records attempt later today in Tidworth. #Goodluck

Posted by British Army on Wednesday, 3 February 2016
 
It took them two minutes and nine seconds to earn a place in the history books...
 
 

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