The Challenger 2 is one of the world’s better-protected tanks. Its composite “Dorchester” armor—gives it the equivalent of at least 1,400 millimeters of steel on the turret face.

The T-90 and Challenger 2 are two of the world’s most formidable main battle tanks, each built with distinct design ...

The British Challenger 2 is renowned for its exceptional crew survivability, a feature attributed to its highly classified ...

The Challenger 2 entered service only fifteen years after the Challenger 1 in 1983. At the time, it was the first British tank to benefit from state-of-the-art Chobham composite armor, which ...

Its protection is lacking. Since its first combat campaign, in Bosnia in the 1990s, the Challenger 2 in British service always has deployed with add-on armor on the sides of the hull and the lower ...

The formidable Challenger 2's main gun is a 120mm L3OA1 with extraordinary capacities.In a social media video by Defense Of Ukraine in September 2023, one crew member declared the model to be ...

Ukraine is adding an extra piece of armor to its British Challenger 2 tanks to protect a weak spot. The front of the tank's hull is less protected because it was designed for defensive combat.

Challenger 2 is an advanced main battle tank built by the UK company, Alvis Vickers Ltd (formerly Vickers Defence Systems). Challenger 2 is in service with the British Army and with the Royal Army of ...

On the sides of the Challenger 2, bar armour has been installed, thought to provide protection against rocket grenades. New tactical paint symbols can help Ukrainian forces identify friendly troops.

The Challenger 2 in Ukraine. ... (before factoring add-on armor) exceeds that of Challenger 2 by a few tons, and it's unclear whether Challenger 3’s new engine is actually uprated.

Later on, in two incidents, Challenger 2 crew members were injured by an RPG and a mine blast that struck the belly armor—but virtually no tanks are immune to damage from this quarter.

The UK confirmed it will send a small number of Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine. The powerful tank would easily outmatch any Russian battle tanks, an expert told Insider. However, the bigger impact ...