Hokkaido has some flat areas suitable for tanks, but the island as a whole is disputed as good tank country. The Churchill is proposed for steep slopes, with its slow climbing speed acknowledged. The Chieftain is suggested as a mobile pillbox, prompting doubt about the mobile part of that description. Its defender makes performance conditional on proper engine maintenance and recalls it as having been NATO's fastest tank at one point. The panel also corrects a reference to Challenger: Chieftain is the tank meant in the discussion of a multifuel engine. The exchange separates useful terrain, desired firepower, and mechanical readiness.
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British tanks for Hokkaido terrain
The Churchill's climbing ability and the Chieftain's firepower prompt a discussion of Hokkaido's terrain and the importance of engine maintenance.