This month's Insight comes amid the usual post operation scrutiny that follows the deployment of British forces to any area of conflict, the volume of comment generated with the benefit of 20/20 hindsight has been staggering. The media frenzy surrounding the alleged misconduct of Lt. Col. Tim Collins was a case in point, hindsight and a lack of local knowledge coupled with the desire to sell newspapers override any restraint prior to soiling an officer's reputation. You have to wonder if individuals will want to serve their country if they will be subjected to such pilloring on their return from a hazardous operation? The performance of our personnel and indeed equipment has been second to none, the Challenger 2 must surely now be rated as the most effective main battle tank in service. An account of a Scots Dragoon Challenger troop action against a unit of Iraqi T-55s on the Al Faw peninsula makes grim reading; 14 British MBTs engaged 14 T-55s in open country - predictable result. 14 kills for the Challenger 2s.
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