What is Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank?

About Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank:

• It is the British Army’s main battle tank (MBT).
• It is a third-generation MBT, the same generation as the Russian T-80 and T-90 tanks.
• It is heavily armoured and highly mobile, designed for use in direct fire zones.
• Whilst its primary role is to destroy or neutralise armour, Challenger 2 can operate across a spectrum of high-intensity conflict, counter-insurgency and peacekeeping roles.
• Countries using: It is in service with the United Kingdom (386) and Oman (38).
• Features:
  • The armour of the Challenger-2 is called the Chobham armour or the Dorchester armour and is considered among the best in the world.
  • The tank is 27 feet long and eight feet tall.
  • It has a range of 547 kilometres with a maximum speed of 59 kilometres per hour.
  • It is armed with a rifled Royal Ordnance L30 120-mm main gun, which can deliver main armament rounds up to a range of around four kilometres.
  • The secondary armament consists of two 7.62 mm machine guns.

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