Telstra says it may have to install temporary mobile phone towers in Sydney's west to replace ones which were damaged overnight when a man went on a rampage in a restored army tank.

The man led police on a 90-minute chase through a number of suburbs.

Police are alleging that the 45-year-old destroyed six phone towers and damaged an electricity sub-station.

http://abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/07/14/1978604.htm

Police Chief Inspector Guy Haberley says the man then led officers on a long, but slow, chase through a number of suburbs in Sydney's west.

"Mount Druitt highway patrol followed the vehicle at an approximate speed of 30 kilometres an hour at all times," he said.

http://abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/07/14/1978620.htm (contains video, spotted by Jim)

http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~boldajis/images/tank.jpg

I would have taken down RIM cabinets, but each to their own.

Damn no pics :(

or video :(

Nice, needs a rear-mounted 30 cal. though.

I winder if they charged him for running that red light?

I love it when tanks go on rampage... the cops are completely unprepared.

Has anybody ever let loose with their massive cannon though? They always just seem to drive around then give up.

you know, this makes me feel kinda proud

no CHUB no ones fired the cannon as most of the time it's just one nut job and to fire the cannon is a lengthy process.

all though it would be lol if they did.

there's a small amount of footage in parabol's second link - click the video link and a little video window pops down

meanwhile, someone was waiting at the allied base waiting for it to respawn

abcs video news things arent too bad, i watch them all the time

The police should have just used a line of sandbags to stop him.

The police should have just used a line of sandbags to stop him.

Errrr?

Yeah tanks conk out on sand bags.

That's why they don't use them in the desert.

ummm, none of those restored tanks have any armaments fitted

"The police should have just used a line of sandbags to stop him."

Haha!, awesome or better yet, shot out the tires!
amirite?

even if the sandbag shop had been open at 2am, how would you put them in front of the tank

Errrr?

Jeez, owned by c***, hang your head in shame.

The police should have just used a line of sandbags to stop him.

why not throw down a spike trap while they're at it?

Clint's sig seems very appropriate.

reckon

Jeez, owned by c***, hang your head in shame.

what

I would of assumed a tank would just roll over a bunch of sandbags?

If I'm wrong, meh, seems pretty strange and that wouldn't be common knowledge.

If I'm wrong

Well you are wrong, maybe if you read the thread a few times you will realise why.

I don't see why he should, are you just taking what clint and mission said as fact without actually knowing? I've seen heaps of footage of tanks scooting around sandy desert fields and dunes with no trouble whatsoever and I don't see how a tank couldn't drive over some sandbags, let alone how the police would be supposed to get a huge supply of sandbags at 2am and somehow put them down in such a manner that it stopped this guy from driving the tank around.

I've seen heaps of footage of tanks scooting around sandy desert fields and dunes with no trouble whatsoeve

Queue footage of the M1 in Iraq driving over a car

I'm waiting for the day someone goes on a spree in an ASLAV.

Then the cops will be :S

Yeah I'm waiting for that day too

*boggle*...




here's some footage of tanks scooting around in desert and a bunch of other terrain







and one for trog

Hrmm wasn't this tank on the news a few days ago.

Some war buff bought them years back and restored it.
Cost like $100,000?
Then bought a second one.
They're outfitted with some crazy I.C.E

There's the black one seen in photo and a red one.

I think it was on EXTRA or something just as cheesey.

I looked up the current mobile faults at work last night and found the aftermath of this one - multiple sites that read "No power due to transformer being buried under rubble" or "offline due to vandalism". Was kind of hoping it'd be "Offline due to maniac in tank crashing into it" or something to that effect..

Explain how sandbags stop a tank yet they roll around in the desert, in the.... sand.. most of the time ? I would have said the same.

Ahhh yes... and it appears that he was a disgruntled ex Telstra worker.

Tank Vandal out for Revenge

Explain how sandbags stop a tank

This is getting sad, he was making a joke referring to command and conquer.

My tanks dominate sandbags on company of heroes.

will they blame GTA for the cause

This is getting sad, he was making a joke referring to command and conquer.

Couldn't tanks drive through/over Fences/Bags in C&C ?

Explain how sandbags stop a tank

This is getting sad, he was making a joke referring to command and conquer.

I can't believe Bah was the only one to get that reference >_<

same could be said for the BF franchise

because command and conquer sucks arse?






no, it doesn't really, i can't back that up

I can't believe Bah was the only one to get that reference >_<

when I read your post I considered it, and again when mission replied
but nah, noone would make a joke that dumb

Thats why you made huge posts defending your sandbag theory right?

Hah!, I thought clint was just s***ting us, I got a chuckle out of it.

clinty has pwned u all

RE: The american soldier says "that's what you get when you loot".

Well maybe someone should run him over with a tank for looting all the oil.

f***stain

that's exactly why bah
speaka da english?

engy's with mines would have f***ed it up big time.

Hrmm wasn't this tank on the news a few days ago.

Some war buff bought them years back and restored it.
Cost like $100,000?
Then bought a second one.
They're outfitted with some crazy I.C.E

There's the black one seen in photo and a red one.

I think it was on EXTRA or something just as cheesey.

I'm pretty sure you're right... I remember watching it... It was on A Current Affair I think... (shame on me).

pitty it isn't a tank.