Catastrophic kill
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catastrophic-kill-248-4574763
title:
Catastrophic kill
text:
A catastrophic kill, K-Kill or complete kill is damage inflicted on an armored vehicle that renders it permanently non-functional. Among tank crewmen it is also commonly known as a brew-up, coined from the British World War II term for lighting a fire in order to brew tea. The expression arose because British troops used an old petrol tin with holes punched in the side as a makeshift stove on which to brew their tea. The flames licking out of the holes in the side of the tin resembled a burning
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Type of armored vehicle destruction
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catastrophic_kill
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date modified:
2023-12-01T05:14:38Z
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