![]() ![]() ![]() The main armament consists of a Royal Ordnance 120 mm rifled tank gun designated the 元0. Its NBC (nuclear, biological and chemical protection) system is capable of dealing with all known threats and, for the first time in any British tank, the crew compartment has both a heating and a cooling system. The Challenger 2 is the best protected tank in NATO (10) incorporating Chobham second-generation armour plating. The turret of Challenger 2 is a totally new design.Īrmour is an uprated version of Challenger 1's Chobham armour. The hull and automotive parts of the Challenger 2 are based upon its predecessorĬhallenger 1, but Challenger 2 incorporates over 150 improvements aimed at increasing The Challenger 2 is the first British Army tank since World War II to be designed, developed and produced exclusively by a single prime contractor, Vickers Defence Systems, with set reliability goals laid down in the fixed price contract. ![]()
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