In June 1991, the Ministry of Defence placed a £520 million order for 140 vehicles, with a further 268 ordered in 1994. A £90 million deal for a demonstrator vehicle was finalised in January 1989. Vickers Defence Systems began to develop a successor to Challenger 1 as a private venture in 1986. It was designed and built by the British company Vickers Defence Systems (now known as BAE Systems Land & Armaments). The FV4034 Challenger 2 is a British main battle tank (MBT) in service with the armies of the United Kingdom and Oman. Speed: 59 km/h (37 mph) on road, 40 km/h (25 mph) off road 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. Manufacturer: Alvis plc, BAE Systems Land & Armaments
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