Challenger Main Battle Tank 1982-97

by Simon Dunstan, Peter Sarson (Illustrator)

Overview

The successor to the Chieftain from the 1960's, work began in 1976 on development of a new MBT specifically for the Iranian army, who needed a more capable tank than the Chieftain to suit their climatic and geographical conditions. However, once the revolution occurred in 1979 the British army was reluctantly forced to accept this new design themselves. Once in service there were technical problems resulting in various modifications. However, the Challenger would go on to great success in the Gulf War, playing crucial roles in both Desert Storm and Desert Sabre operations. In this book, Simon Dunstan examines this tank in detail, evaluating its performance both on the test range and in the field of battle.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781472854353
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	04/28/2022
Series:	New Vanguard , #23
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	48
File size:	28 MB
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About the Author

Simon Dunstan is a well-established author, film maker and photographer in the field of military history, with several titles already published with Osprey. He specialises on the subject of armoured warfare, a field on which he has been writing for two decades. His books have covered topics such as helicopter and armoured warfare in Vietnam, The British Guards and armoured warfare in Korea. Simon lives and works in London

Peter Sarson has produced graphic cutaways for many armoured vehicle publications, and is regarded as one of the world's great illustrators of military vehicles. Peter lives and works in Dorset.
Simon Dunstan is a well-established author, film-maker and photographer in the field of military history, and has published several titles with Osprey. He specialises in armoured warfare, and has written on this subject for two decades. His books have covered topics such as helicopter and armoured warfare in Vietnam, the Challenger main battle tank, the British Guards and armoured warfare in Korea. Simon lives and works in London.

Table of Contents

Design and Development v Challenger Technical Description · Canadian Army Trophy 1987 · Challenger to Challenger 2 · The Gulf War - Operation Desert Sabre