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The Challenger 2 is the third vehicle of this name, the first being the A30 Challenger, a World War II design using the Cromwell tank chassis with a 17-pounder gun. The second was the Persian Gulf War era Challenger 1, which was the British army's main battle tank (MBT) from the early 1980s to the mid-1990s.
The L30A1, officially designated Gun, 120 mm, Tank L30, is a British-designed 120 mm rifled tank gun, installed in the turrets of Challenger 2 main battle tanks. It is an improved production model of the Royal Ordnance L11 series of rifled tank guns. Challenger 2 tanks and their L30A1 guns are operated by the British and Omani armies.
British-supplied Challenger 2 main battle tanks have arrived in Ukraine and will soon begin combat missions, the country’s defence minister has said.. The UK promised 14 of the vehicles to ...
Challenger 2 tank likely immobilised by mine, claims defence source. 06:38, Arpan Rai. Defence sources believe the British Challenger 2 tank destroyed in Ukraine was initially immobilised by a mine.
There have been four tanks named Challenger in British military service. Cruiser Mk VIII Challenger in service during World War II; Challenger 1 in service from the mid-1980s to early 21st century; Challenger 2 in service from 1998 onwards; Challenger 3 in development; predicted to enter service from 2027 onwards
The embassy added: “As for the Challenger 2 tanks, they will hardly help the Ukrainian military turn the tide in the field. “They will become legitimate large-scale targets for the Russian ...
The Challenger 2 Tanks will arrive in Ukraine in “the spring”, he said after speaking to the Ukrainian soldiers training to use the superior Western battle tank, as the biggest war in Europe ...
It combined the Leopard 2 chassis with the Universal Turret previously developed for the Vickers Valiant main battle tank. The Vickers Mk. 7 was a key milestone in the development of the Challenger 2 as many of the features developed and successfully demonstrated in the turret of the Vickers Mk. 7 were later incorporated into the Challenger 2. [1]