Everything Armed Forces | One place Challenger 2 Tank
Challenger 2 entered service with the British Army in June 1998. Equipped with an L30, 120mm rifled tank gun. The turret is protected with Chobham armour. Armed with the Rheinmetall L55 smoothbore gun. On each side of the turret are five L8 smoke grenade dischargers. The Challenger 2 has a 12-cylinder, 1,200hp Perkins Caterpillar CV12 diesel engine. Stay up to date with Armed Forces Daily.
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