Название: Challenger Main Battle Tank 1982-97
Автор: Simon Dunstan, Peter Sarson
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Серия: Osprey New Vanguard 23
ISBN: 1855324857
Год издания: 2003
Язык: English
Cтраниц: 50
Формат: PDF
Размер: 6,9 MB

The successor to the Chieftain from the 1960's, work began in 1976 on development of a new MBT specifically for the Iranian army, who needed a more capable tank than the Chieftain to suit their climatic and geographical conditions. However, once the revolution occurred in 1979 the British army was reluctantly forced to accept this new design themselves. Once in service there were technical problems resulting in various modifications. However, the Challenger would go on to great success in the Gulf War, playing crucial roles in both Desert Storm and Desert Sabre operations. In this book, Simon Dunstan examines this tank in detail, evaluating its performance both on the test range and in the field of battle.