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  • Mar 31, 2023
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Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank

News: Ukraine recently received the first British Challenger 2 main combat tank.

 

The primary battle tank of the British Army is called the Challenger 2. (MBT).

It belongs to the same third-generation MBT family as the Russian T-80 and T-90 tanks.

It is made for use in direct fire zones and is extremely mobile and heavily armoured.

Challenger 2 is primarily used to destroy or neutralise armor, but it is also capable of performing a variety of high-intensity combat, counter-insurgency, and peacekeeping tasks.

It is utilised by Oman and the United Kingdom (386). (38).

The Challenger-2’s armor, also known as the Chobham or Dorchester armor, is regarded as some of the best in the entire globe.

 

It is utilised by Oman and the United Kingdom (386). (38).

The Challenger-2’s armor, also known as the Chobham or Dorchester armor, is regarded as some of the best in the entire globe.

The reservoir is eight feet tall and 27 feet long.

Its highest speed is 59 kilometres per hour, and its range is 547 kilometres.

It is equipped with a rifled 120-mm Royal Ordnance L30 main cannon, which has a maximum range of about four kilometres.

Two 7.62 mm machine guns make up the supplementary armament.