Operational range: 550 km (340 mi) on road, 250 km (160 mi) off road on internal fuel

Transmission:ĝavid Brown TN54 epicyclic transmission (6 fwd, 2 rev.)įuel capacity:đ,592 litres (350 imp gal 421 US gal) Secondary armament: Coaxial 7.62 mm L94A1 chain gun EX-34 (chain gun), 7.62 mm 元7A2 Commander's cupola machine gunĮngine: Perkins CV-12 V12 diesel 26 litre, 1,200 hp (890 kW) Main armament: 元0A1 120 mm rifled gun with 49 rounds Width: 3.5 m (11 ft 6 in), 4.2 m (13 ft 9 in) with appliqué armourĬrew: 4 (commander, gunner, loader/operator, driver)Īrmour: Chobham / Dorchester Level 2 (classified) Length: 8.3 m (27 ft 3 in), 13.50 m (44 ft 3 in) with gun forward Weight: 62.5 tonnes (61.5 long tons 68.9 short tons), with a combat ready weight of 75.0 tonnes (73.8 long tons 82.7 short tons) with add-on armour modules. Two 7.62 mm machine guns make up the supplementary armament.Manufacturer: Alvis plc, BAE Systems Land & Armaments It is equipped with a rifled 120-mm Royal Ordnance 元0 main cannon, which has a maximum range of about four kilometres. Its highest speed is 59 kilometres per hour, and its range is 547 kilometres. The reservoir is eight feet tall and 27 feet long. 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).

It is made for use in direct fire zones and is extremely mobile and heavily armoured.Ĭhallenger 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 belongs to the same third-generation MBT family as the Russian T-80 and T-90 tanks. The primary battle tank of the British Army is called the Challenger 2. News: Ukraine recently received the first British Challenger 2 main combat tank. Courses Offered - PU (Commerce & Arts), B.

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