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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 original intention of the Challenger 2 Life Extension Project was to replace obsolete systems in the turret to extend the British Army's Challenger 2 tank’s service life to 2035. [1] Rheinmetall and BAE Systems had been competing as separate entities for the C2 LEP. [3] In September 2019, a single C2 LEP proposal was unveiled under RBSL.
A system of pairing exists in the British Army of Regular to Reserve unit. Through this, operational and training cycles are aligned, resources shared and strategic depth enabled. In the Royal Armoured Corps this manifests with each yeomanry unit being paired with a regular unit of the same role.
Hohne station was one of the main British Forces bases and was located in Lager Hohne, a former Wehrmacht facility, on the eastern side of the training area. It was the headquarters of Bergen-Hohne Garrison , a large British military garrison for the 7th Armoured Brigade (the Desert Rats) which was part of the British Forces Germany .
2 Royal Tank Regiment prepares to deploy to the Gulf. GERMANY. 21/01/2003: Credit/Provider: CROWN COPYRIGHT: Source: Army: Short title: 1 Div.03.001. CHALL2FLAG. Pre-Deployment to the Gulf; Image title: 2 Royal Tank Regiment prepares to deploy to the Gulf. Shown here the Challenger 2 Tank, main battle tank on Hohne Ranges, Germany. Author: SGT ...
The Challenger 2 forms the core of the Army's heavy tank units today. The Challenger 2 is the main tank currently being used today by the British military in combat situations. It is renowned for its durability and endurance. Only one has ever been recorded as destroyed, of which was due to a friendly fire incident involving another Challenger ...
It comes after the US promised 50 Bradley tank-killing armoured vehicles in its biggest military assistance package to date for Ukraine. Germany also announced it would supply around 40 Marder ...
It is the largest closed military facility in Europe. In 2008, it was chosen to be the site of the future New Lisbon International Airport. Santa Margarida (67 km 2), a mainly tank and mechanized infantry training camp. It includes a 35 km 2 area of barracks, which houses the Mechanized Brigade of the Portuguese Army.