Chieftain main battle tank
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The Chieftain main battle tank was a British Cold War–era heavy armored fighting vehicle renowned for its powerful 120 mm gun and advanced armor protection.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armoured fighting vehicle
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main battle tank ⓘ |
| armourType |
cast steel armour
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spaced armour ⓘ |
| calibre | 120 mm ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 4 ⓘ |
| crewRole |
commander
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driver ⓘ gunner ⓘ loader ⓘ |
| designedIn | 1960s ⓘ |
| designedToCounter | Soviet armoured forces ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | opposed-piston ⓘ |
| engineType | Leyland L60 multi-fuel engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith | British Army of the Rhine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fireControl | advanced for its time ⓘ |
| hasExportVariant |
Shir 1
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shir 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Chieftain Mk 1
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chieftain Mk 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Chieftain Mk 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Chieftain Mk 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Vickers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vickers-Armstrongs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
good frontal armour protection
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low-profile turret ⓘ powerful 120 mm rifled gun ⓘ |
| primaryArmament | Royal Ordnance L11A5 120 mm rifled gun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionStatus | out of production ⓘ |
| range | approximately 500 km on road ⓘ |
| replaced | Centurion tank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | primary British main battle tank during late Cold War ⓘ |
| secondaryArmament |
7.62 mm anti-aircraft machine gun
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7.62 mm coaxial machine gun ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1966 ⓘ |
| serviceStatus | retired from British Army service ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Challenger 1 main battle tank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suspension | Horstmann suspension NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topSpeed | about 48 km/h on road ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British Army
ⓘ
Iranian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Jordanian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Kuwait Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Oman Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Cold War
NERFINISHED
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Gulf War ⓘ Iran–Iraq War NERFINISHED ⓘ Yom Kippur War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weight | approximately 55 tonnes ⓘ |
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