Challenger 2 MBT - Technical data and Discussion (Part 1)

The only explanation to that is they decided not to do so due to resources. UK is expected to bring less revenue, so less i spent

(All of challenger 2 current add on armour kits)

  • Dorchester Level 2E

  • ROMOR-A ERA on the ufp/lfp

  • Dorchester level 2E blocks on the side of the hull

  • A skirt below the dorchester level 2E blocks to help to reduce dust

Dorchester level 2F.

  • ROMOR-A ERA on the ufp/lfp

  • Dorchester level 2F blocks on the side of the hull with a 20mm RHA back-plate.

  • Dorchester level 2F blocks on the side of the turret.

  • Bar armour from the side to the rear of the turret and hull

Dorchester level 2F late.

  • Dorchester level 2F block on the lfp

  • 55mm composite armour plate added on to the ufp

  • Dorchester level 2F blocks on the side of the turret and hull with a 20mm RHA backplate on the hull block’s

  • Bar armour from the side to the rear of the turret and hull

  • RCWS replaces the loaders L32A1 GPMG and is fully capable of using all NATO 7.62mm GPMG , 50 cals and a 40mm automatic grenade launcher.

  • The bird table which is the big plate above the turret roof that has antennas on it which it is used for jamming enemy mines and anti tank missiles (probably wire guide missiles)

  • barracuda MCS is the camouflage netting placed all over the turret and hull and is used for making the tank invisible to thermal imaging systems , inferred and radar.

  • thermal camera added for the driver

Dorchester level 2G.

  • Same as DL2F late but has some improvements.

  • 200mm composite armour block’s on the side of the hull

  • 80mm RHA backplate

  • side hull armour is now extended Lower to cover more of the tracks

  • Driver thermals upgraded

TES - H

  • Same as DL2G but again with some improvements.

  • ASPRO-HMT ERA placed Infront of the 200mm thick VAMAR blocks

  • Mine protection kit added underneath the vehicle.

TES - H slightly upgraded

Same as TES - H but with additional spaced 20mm rha plates on the side of the turret to help defeat tandem warhead’s by detonating them early !!

Dorchester level 2I. Megatron (2019)

  • the side hull has 200mm dorchester level 2I composite armour blocks on it with a composite armour back-plate

  • 200mm thick dorchester level 2I on the side of the turret.

  • new Rheinmetall MCS that makes the tank invisible to thermal imaging , infrared and radar

sources.

  • Challenger 2 main battle tank by carl schulze.

  • Challenger 2 by D**k taylor.

  • Image of war challenger 2 the British main battle tan k by M P robinson & rob griffin.

  • Challenger 2 main battle tank workshop manual 1998 to present by D**k tay lor.

These all the current add-on armour kit’s that were given to Challenger 2 !!

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its actually not a 50mm RHa plate, although it’s definitely not a cavity because it uses the higher tensile strength bolts: This is the composition:
5mm Structural Steel + 25mm HHRa, + 20mm Kevlar.
The 25mm HHRa plate is the same one featured on older variants.

The composite block on the side is made up of:
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Which appears to be: 40mm RHa + 20mm Air + 40mm RHa + 100mm Air

Lets compare them to those in game, give me some time
2E
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Seems like everything is fine, i dont know Drcheste levels, so 30k 400c

2F e


Missing 20 RHA, NERA protection the same as 2E

2F l
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Plate on UFP is 25 Structural, no backplate, jamming station does not work, netting does not work, driver has no thermals, NERA protection the same as 2E

2G not in game

TES
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ERA is not added on top of NERA, it is pure ERA, jamming station does not work, netting does not work, driver has no thermals, plate on UFP is 25mm Structural, ERA protection the same as 2E

Megatron not in game

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It seems to be only the lower part the upper part is definitely a 200mm thick composite armour block, which at minimum is rated to protect the side of the vehicles hull against rpgs , atgm and 30mm apdsfs rounds !!

yep, for protection for the blocks im not sure, but yeah i was reffering to that lower block

hmm?

what lol?

I decided to compare that to what we have in game

which is correct

my point is where is this missing 20mm?

That

So from what you are saying, the other guy is wrong and the 20mm plate beching NERA is not there, right? Im not trying to be inpoite or anything, i compared what we have ingame to the post

mmm, i dont remember there being a 20mm plate there, i’ll double check

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/496995636709949440/754795687832584263/465283101_CR2DL2FHullSideArmourAssembly02.jpg.eb6802c602bb7ccbed3e82e6e7bd121b.jpg

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/496995636709949440/754795687224279050/744230579_CR2DL2FHullSideArmourAssembly03.jpg.7bedc4ac23cc894b61f58f7e25a6ef9f.jpg

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/496995636709949440/754795688059207781/1374813505_CR2DL2FHullSideArmourAssembly01.jpg.9e3247097350e9de6b67603aa16e124d.jpg

It seem like they are there, soo still missing

Also where od you all get these, all i can find is either megatron or naked chally

ahhhhh of course, fair enough, has that been reported?