Additionally, the hydropneumatic suspension provided outstanding cross-country performance through the long suspension arm travel and controlled bump and rebound behaviour offered.Ģ21 Challenger tanks were deployed to Saudi Arabia for Operation Granby, the UK operation in the 1991 Gulf War. This armour was later adopted by other designs, including the American M1 Abrams. The most advanced aspect of the Challenger 1 design was its Chobham armour, which gave protection far superior to any monolithic Rolled Homogeneous Armour (RHA), then standard of western tank armour material. Challenger 1 entered service with the British Army in 1983 and production ceased in 1990 at a cost of around £2 million each. The Challenger was built by the Royal Ordnance Factories (ROF). The FV4030/4 Challenger 1 is a British main battle tank (MBT) used by the British Army from 1983 to the mid-1990s, when it was superseded by the Challenger 2. Dimensions: approximate 6.3" L x 1.9" W.
Plastic model kit, assembly and paint required.
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