Why would it be named after a British warship ?I don't think that would have been politically correct in USA.
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Any Elite ship named "Challenger" should have been an Exploration ship.
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Why would it be named after a British warship ?
Maybe because she took part in the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Challenger_expedition
Don't be silly, Challenger 2 was the successor to Challenger
Which was the successor to the Chieftain. As an aside, our Regiment once had a Chieftain that never broke down. Never ever, no other MBT that came off the production line could say the same thing. This got noticed by 'The Powers That Be' and recalled the tank for a full inspection. Meaning they stripped it down and tried to see what was different about this particular one. Needless to say they didn't find anything and put it back together.
Brokedown very very often after that...
Don't be silly, Challenger 2 was the successor to Challenger
As an aside, our Regiment once had a Chieftain that never broke down. Never ever, no other MBT that came off the production line could say the same thing. This got noticed by 'The Powers That Be' and recalled the tank for a full inspection. Meaning they stripped it down and tried to see what was different about this particular one. Needless to say they didn't find anything and put it back together.
Brokedown very very often after that...
Ah, the birth of AA Roadside.
I mean really, just sayin:
I do agree that Challenger would have been a cool name for an exploration vessel too. Oh well...
I mean really, just sayin:
You mean, should have been an Exploding vessel, right?
That was my first thought too.
I mean really, just sayin:
Technically the Challenger wasn't an exploration ship.
During its lifetime it fulfilled many roles including deployment of satellites and space station parts.
Perhaps in the future they could name a ship after the voyager probes.
Chieftain and Challenger are both tanks the British military used. I assume that's where the names came from for the ships.
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Well, we were in desperate need of another combat ship. So...
so, if one part breaks on this new ship, does it explode?
I stand corrected then +1 rep for that.
Do we need another combat ship? There's a good 16/18 of those for combat already.
Also, please list your 6 exploration ships. Technically any ship can explore, but then technically a Hauler is a combat ship since it has one hardpoint, right?
Because NASA is such a staple of UK culture.