FV4034 Challenger 2
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | MOD designation
"CR2" |
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| Type | Main battle tank |
Crew | 4 (commander, gunner, loader/operator, driver) |
| Manufacturer(s) | Alvis plc, BAE
Systems Land & Armaments
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| Production Quantity | 446 |
Production Period | 1993–2002 |
| Designed | 1987-1994 |
In service | 1998–present |
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Mass | 62500 kg |
Length with Gun | 11.55 m |
75000 kg combat ready weight* |
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| Length without Gun | 8.33 m |
Barrel Overhang | 3.22 m |
| Width | 3.50 m, 4.20 m ** |
Height | 2.49 m |
| Ground Clearance | 0.50 m |
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(*) with add-on armour modules, (**) with appliqué armour
| ARMAMENT/ARMOR | |||
| Primary Armament | 120 mm L30A1 rifled gun * |
Ammunition Carried | 50 |
| Secondary Armament | 7.62 mm L94A1 chain gun EX-34** |
Ammunition Carried | 4200
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7.62 mm L37A2 MG*** |
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| Other Armament | The Challenger can also mount a
Leonardo "Enforcer" remote control weapons system bearing
a 7.62 mm L37A2 (GPMG) machine gun, a 12.7mm heavy machine gun or
a 40mm automatic grenade launcher |
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| Armor | Chobham / Dorchester Level 2 (classified) |
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(*) Initial speed:
670-1650 m/s according to the projectiles, firing rate:
6-10 rounds / min, effective range: 3000-8000 m according
to the projectiles
(**) coaxial, (***) Operator/Loader's hatch machine gun
| AUTOMOTIVE | ||||
| Engine | Perkins CV12-6A V12 diesel 26.1
litre |
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| Horsepower | 1200 hp at 2300 rpm |
Power/Weight Ratio | 19.2 hp/t at 62.5t, 16.0 hp/t at
75.0t. |
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| Transmission | David Brown TN54E epicyclic |
Suspension | Hydropneumatic suspension |
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| Speeds | 6 forward, 2 reverse |
Fuel capacity | 1592 L |
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| PERFORMANCES | |||||
| Operational range | On
Road |
450 km on internal
fuel, 550 km
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Speed | On
Road |
59 km/h |
Cross-Country |
250 km on internal
fuel |
Cross-Country |
40 km/h |
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| Vertical Obstacle | 0.9 m |
Ditch crossing | 2.34 m |
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| Fording | 1.07 m |
Gradient | 60%, side slope 30% |
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| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia | FAS | ||
Drawings |
