History:
The Challenger 2 is the first British Army tank since World War II to be designed, developed and produced exclusively by a single prime contractor, Vickers Defence Systems, with set reliability goals laid down in the fixed price contract. The hull and automotive parts of the Challenger 2 are based upon its predecessor Challenger 1, but Challenger 2 incorporates over 150 improvements aimed at increasing reliability and maintainability. The turret of Challenger 2 is a totally new design. Armour is an uprated version of Challenger 1's Chobham armour. The Challenger 2 is the best protected tank in NATO (10) incorporating Chobham second-generation armour plating. Its NBC (nuclear, biological and chemical protection) system is capable of dealing with all known threats and, for the first time in any British tank, the crew compartment has both a heating and a cooling system.
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| Crew: | 4 |
| Dimensions (Length/width/height): | 8.327 m / 3.52 m / 2.49 m |
| Weight: | 62.500 kg |
| Engine: | Rolls-Royce Perkins Condor CV12 1200bhp
with new engine management system |
| Max. speed: | 59 kph (road);40 kph (mean cross country) |
| Range: | 450 km |
| Armor: | DORCHESTER |
| NBC System: | unknown |
| Night Vision Equipment: | Infrared |
| Main armament: | Royal Ordnance 120mm L30 gun |
| Secondary armament: | Hughes 7.62mm coaxially mounted chain gun and
7.62mm loader’s GPMG Turret Mounted for Air Defence |
| Smoke Dischargers: | Exhaust smoke injection and two sets of five L8 grenade dischargers |
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