Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Combat Weight | 62,500 kgs |
| Crew Size | 4 |
| Combat Weight | 62,500kg |
| Length (hull) | 8.327m |
| Length (gun forward) | 11.55m |
| Width (over skirts) | 3.52m |
| Height (to turret roof) | 2.49m |
| Ground Clearance | 0.5m |
| Max Road Range | 450km |
| Engine | Rolls-Royce Perkins Condor CV12 1200bhp with new engine management system |
| Gearbox | David Brown TN54 epicyclic, 6 fwd 2 rev |
| Suspension | Hydrogas variable spring rate |
| Track | Blair Catton hydraulically adjusted double pin |
| Speed | 59 kph (road); 40 kph (mean cross country) |
| Main Armament | Royal Ordnance 120mm L30 gun |
| Ammunition | CHARM 1 and 3, HESH and Smoke |
| Ammunition Carried | Typically 50 rounds - APFSDS, HESH, Smoke |
| Secondary Armament |
Hughes 7.62mm coaxially mounted chain gun and 7.62mm loader's GPMG Turret Mounted for Air Defence |
| Ammunition Carried | 4000 rounds 7.62mm; |
| Armour | DORCHESTER |
| Smoke Dischargers | Exhaust smoke injection and two sets of five L8 grenade dischargers |
| Commander | Gyrostabilised fully panoramic site with laser range finder and thermal imager |
| Gunner | Gyrostabilised primary site with laser range finder and thermal imager, and coaxially mounted auxiliary sight |
| Driver | Day and night periscopes |
| Loader | Day periscope |
| Total procurement cost | £2.2 billion |
| Schedule |
Production Began 1990 Training Readiness Date achieved September 1997 Production Reliability Growth Trials completed November 1997 Batch Test 1 achieved November 1997 Batch Test 2 achieved March 1998 Quartering Readiness Date achieved April 1998 Batch Test 3 achieved June 1998 In-Service Date achieved June 1998 Batch Test 4 achieved October 1998 ISRD achieved January 1999 Operational Readiness Date due late 1999 |
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