Comments on: British Tank Driver Talks About Challenger 2

By: plitterusmaximus

plitterusmaximus — Sat, 06 Dec 2014 15:26:48 +0000

you realize US tank forces annihilated t72′s right I forget which battle but the entire republican guard was raped in like a day with the only US calvary death being the commander of a Bradley. Russian tanks have been owned in every engagement they’ve faught in. I know we were fighting outdated soviet equipment though not their modern mbt’s.

By: Nossie

Nossie — Fri, 05 Dec 2014 11:24:46 +0000

USA/EU/NATO/NIKE/COCACOLA

there – fixed that for you :D

/hides.

By: mondog

mondog — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 18:59:41 +0000

Learn to understand posting. I replied to the paranoid Russian. Look at the bars on the side.

By: mondog

mondog — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 18:58:40 +0000

No, not really. The Leclerc keeps it’s weight down by reducing armour and the Leopard 2 doesn’t have advanced composite armour like Chobham or Dorchester. Read up on the Leopard 2s development, read some books for instance.

By: TheFuzzyOne

TheFuzzyOne — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 17:28:20 +0000

The Challenger is one of the fastest combat tanks over off-road, is the precise element. It’s not the fastest to top speed, but it can maintain pace and accuracy at a higher speed than any other tank than perhaps the K2 or Type 10 (as they weren’t around when the claim was made about its combat speed)

This is due to its 2nd Generation Hydrogas (or Hydropneumatic) suspension# it recieved in 2010 that keeps it at the forefront. The tank is VERY stable, shockingly so for something that can weigh upwards to 75 tons in full armour mode. Thats Challenger’s real claim to fame in the mobility department. It’ll never outsprint an Abrams, it’ll never outturn a Leo, it’ll never dash as fast as a Leclerc, but when it comes to keeping first hit accuracy on the move, it’s “can do that from” speed is very very high indeed.

By: von_zales

von_zales — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 17:15:02 +0000

They have execise in “Drawski firing range” the bigest and well equiped training ground in European NATO countries (bigest are only in Russia and in Ukraine)

This traing ground is so big that whole mechanized regiment can train there at once (and attack battalion size defence) + there are bombing targets for squadron size attack (and cost of transfer to poland is far more lower then to US or Canada)

There is everything as in central Europe landscape – small hills, rivers, forest, lakes and marshes

Is very popular place for training of Nato armies (mostly US and Nordic countries) since Poland join it in the end of XX century

By: Craigpd

Craigpd — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 16:42:49 +0000

>Abrams tank engines are still being produced. I don’t where you get that from?

From multiple ex US-servicemen. Several of whom were tankies.

By: DutchNeon

DutchNeon — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 16:32:17 +0000

Abrams tank engines are still being produced. I don’t where you get that from?

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/sustaining-the-m1-abrams-us-army-puts-a-tiger-in-its-tanks-01790/

By: saffron-tea

saffron-tea — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 16:30:28 +0000

My German teacher was a driver of a Challenger 2 when she lived in Germany…
Best German teacher ever :D

By: database

database — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 15:47:41 +0000

“Appear strong when you are weak. Appear weak when you are strong.”
Or something similar.