140mm
1986
1989
2000 ad
alvis
cold war
fightingvehiclesestablishment
great britain
mbt-95
north atlantic treaty organisation
nuclear battlefield
project 7308
rarde
royal ordnance
tank
tank design
the armoured archives
vickers plc
The Challenger tank was arguably born in about 1970 when the UK, impressed by the performance of their BURLINGTON (Chobham) armour, but concerned that a wholly new MBT would not be in service before about 1985, proposed the development of a near-term improved tank using some existing components...
1970s
british army
cold war
fightingvehiclesestablishment
fvrde
great britain
mbt
military vehicles and engineering establishment
nuclear battlefield
tank
tank design
tanks
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