In Iraq, a Challenger 2 destroyed an Iraqi T-72 from 3.1 miles away. It also has secondary armaments of a 7.62 mm L94A1 chain gun and a 7.62 mm L37A2 machine gun.

Key Points – The UK’s donation of 14 Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine has yielded mixed results, showcasing the platform’s strengths and weaknesses in modern warfare. -Ukrainian crews have ...

One Challenger 2 was, however, destroyed in a ‘friendly fire’ incident, when hit by another tank of the same type. A British Challenger 2 tank rolls into Basra, Iraq, in August 2006.

The Ukrainian army has added protection to its British-made Challenger 2 tanks. The add-on armor, on the lower front of the 69-ton, four-person—the “glacis”—clearly is meant to protect one ...

Poland’s prime minister has confirmed the country supplied its Soviet-designed T-72 tanks to Ukraine to support the fight against Russia, which invaded Ukraine Feb. 24.

The apparent destruction — seized upon quickly by jubilant Russians when it began to spread on Tuesday — would be the first time a Challenger-2 has been destroyed on the battlefield. In the ...

The UK says sending Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine is a potential 'game changer' in the war. This is how they could impact the conflict. By Alia Shoaib ...

One of the major weaknesses of a Soviet-designed T-72, T-80 or T-90 is that the three-person tanks—they have autoloaders for their main guns instead of a fourth crewman who manually handles ...