Challenger 2 main battle tank
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The Challenger 2 main battle tank is a British heavy armored fighting vehicle renowned for its exceptional protection, long-range accuracy, and service as the backbone of the United Kingdom’s armored forces.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Challenger 2 main battle tank canonical | 17 |
| Challenger 2 | 3 |
| Challenger 1 | 1 |
| Challenger 1 main battle tank | 1 |
| Challenger 2-based armoured vehicles (historically and in training contexts) | 1 |
| Challenger 3 | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armoured fighting vehicle
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main battle tank ⓘ |
| ammunitionType | separate-loading ammunition ⓘ |
| armour |
Chobham-type composite armour
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Dorchester armour ⓘ |
| conflict |
Iraq War
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Iraq War ⓘ
surface form:
War in Iraq (2003–2011)
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| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 4 ⓘ |
| designedToReplace |
Challenger 2 main battle tank
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Challenger 1
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| engine | Perkins CV12-6A V12 diesel ⓘ |
| enginePower | 1200 hp ⓘ |
| fireControl | computerised fire-control system ⓘ |
| gunCalibre | 120 mm ⓘ |
| gunStabilisation | fully stabilised main gun ⓘ |
| gunType | rifled tank gun ⓘ |
| height | about 2.5 m ⓘ |
| hullCrew | driver ⓘ |
| introduced | 1990s ⓘ |
| length | about 8.3 m hull length ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
BAE Systems
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surface form:
BAE Systems Land & Armaments
BAE Systems ⓘ
surface form:
Vickers Defence Systems
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| maximumSpeedRoad | 59 km/h ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
high level of crew protection
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long-range gunnery accuracy ⓘ |
| operator |
Oman
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| originIndustry | British defence industry ⓘ |
| primaryArmament | 120 mm L30A1 rifled gun ⓘ |
| range | about 450 km ⓘ |
| role | backbone of British armoured forces ⓘ |
| secondaryArmament |
7.62 mm L37A2 machine gun
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7.62 mm L94A1 chain gun ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1998 ⓘ |
| serviceStatus | in service ⓘ |
| successor |
Challenger 2 main battle tank
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Challenger 3
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| suspension | hydropneumatic ⓘ |
| transmission | David Brown TN54 ⓘ |
| turretCrew |
commander
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gunner ⓘ loader ⓘ |
| turretTraverse | 360 degrees ⓘ |
| type | heavy armoured vehicle ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British Army
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Royal Army of Oman ⓘ |
| weight | approximately 62 tonnes ⓘ |
| width | about 3.5 m ⓘ |
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Challenger 2 main battle tank
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designedToReplace
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Challenger 2 main battle tank
self-linksurface differs
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subject surface form:
Challenger 2
this entity surface form:
Challenger 1
Challenger 2 main battle tank
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successor
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Challenger 2 main battle tank
self-linksurface differs
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subject surface form:
Challenger 2
this entity surface form:
Challenger 3
subject surface form:
Perkins CV12-6A
this entity surface form:
Challenger 2
subject surface form:
Perkins CV12-6A
this entity surface form:
Challenger 1 main battle tank
this entity surface form:
Challenger 2-based armoured vehicles (historically and in training contexts)
subject surface form:
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
subject surface form:
Challenger 1
this entity surface form:
Challenger 2
this entity surface form:
Challenger 2