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The L30A1, officially designated Gun, 120 mm, Tank L30, is a British-designed 120 mm rifled tank gun, installed in the turrets of Challenger 2 main battle tanks. It is an improved production model of the Royal Ordnance L11 series of rifled tank guns. Challenger 2 tanks and their L30A1 guns are operated by the British and Omani armies.
The Challenger 2 is the third vehicle of this name, the first being the A30 Challenger, a World War II design using the Cromwell tank chassis with a 17-pounder gun. The second was the Persian Gulf War era Challenger 1, which was the British army's main battle tank (MBT) from the early 1980s to the mid-1990s.
The Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle or CRARRV is a large British armoured recovery vehicle based on the hull of the Challenger 1 main battle tank. The CRARRV is currently operated in conjunction with the Challenger 2 tanks of the British Army and Royal Army of Oman. It is one of the few vehicles capable of repairing and ...
Challenger 2E (export version challenger 2E only, uses Ka500) [4] Merkava Mk. 4; Arjun: Uses the same engine as in EuroPowerPack but with a different semi-automatic Renk RK 304-I transmission [5] K2 Black Panther: Euro power packs (MT883 Ka-501) were used in 100 tanks produced for the first batch.
Challenger 2, main battle tank of the British army, uses hydropneumatic suspension for better crew comfort and increased firing accuracy. Hydropneumatic suspension is a type of motor vehicle suspension system , invented by Paul Magès , produced by Citroën , and fitted to Citroën cars, as well as being used under licence by other car ...
The FV4030/4 Challenger 1 is a British main battle tank (MBT) used by the British Army from 1983 to 2001, when it was superseded by the Challenger 2.The majority of the Challenger 1 fleet was subsequently sold to Jordan where it remained in service with the Royal Jordanian Army until withdrawals were announced in 2018. [2]
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Tank classification is a taxonomy of identifying either the intended role or weight class of tanks.The classification by role was used primarily during the developmental stage of the national armoured forces, and referred to the doctrinal and force structure utility of the tanks based on design emphasis.