The British Army claims it has “never experienced a loss at the hands of the enemy,” according to Sky News.
It has a range of 547 kilometres with a maximum speed of 59 kilometres per hour, as per the website. Its secondary weapon is a Boeing 7.62 Chain gun and additional GPMG for Loader, as per. Weighing 62.5 tons, it is powered by a 1,200 brake-horsepower V-12 diesel engine.Īccording to Sky News, the tank has a main 120mm rifled gun and can fit a four-man crew – a commander, gunner, loader/operator and a driver. However, it notably could not be used in Afghanistan – the most high-profile conflict of the era – as it was not suitable for the terrain, as per .Īs per Business Insider, the tank is 27 foot long and eight foot tall. It has previously been deployed in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and Iraq and is currently deployed in Estonia as part of NATO’s Enhanced Forward Presence in the Baltic States. The tank cost the taxpayer £4.2 million per unit, as per the website.Īs per Sky News, the Challenger 2 was first pressed into the British Army service in 1994.
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