The primary
MBT (
Main battle tank) of the
British army. An upgrade on the origonal
challenger battle
tank featuring over 150
improvements. Armed with a 120mm rifled gun, a 7.62mm chain gun and a 7.62mm GPMG. The
armour is an upgraded version of
chobham making the
challenger 2 possibly the best
armoured tank in
the world
- Crew 4
- Length Gun Forward 11.55m;
- Hull Length 8.3m;
- Height to Turret Roof 2.49m;
- Width 3.5m;
- Ground Clearance 0.5m;
- Combat Weight 62,500 kgs;
- Main Armament 1 x 120mm L30 CHARM Gun;
- Ammunition Carried Typically 50 rounds - APFSDS, HESH, Smoke;
- Secondary Armament Co-axial 7.62mm chain gun; 7.62mm GPMG Turret Mounted for Air Defence;
- Ammunition Carried 4000 rounds 7.62mm;
- Engine Rolls-Royce CV12 with engine management system;
- Maximum Road Speed 56kph;
- Average Cross Country Speed 40kph.
Information curtesy of the British Ministry of defence