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Average Joe
@ArmouredSapper
Proud Salfordian. RE RSM. Passionate about armoured engineering, military history & innovation, mental resilience, people, Sci-Fi, and a mediocre ultra runner.
Feb 6, 2023 • 25 tweets • 10 min read
1) On this day 6 February 1991 there was an incident during Op GRANBY resulting in the loss of two Centurion 165 AVREs from 32 Engineer Regiment.

Below is a first-hand account of what happened. Names have been withheld intentionally. 2) The Centurion 165 AVREs were employed as close support engineering vehicles and were tasked with a number of critical Sapper tasks. These included route clearance, digging defensive positions, and using the massive 165mm gun to defeat enemy obstacles including bund busting.