Challenger 1 Main Battle Tank

At the entrance to the Bovington Tank Museum is a Challenger 1.

Challenger 1 Main Battle Tank

This is one of the prototypes of British main battle tank developed in the 1980s, crew of 4, powered by Rolls-Royce Meteor CV12 diesel engine. The production Challenger 1 was fitted with Chobham armour and armed with a 120mm gun and two machine guns.

 

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