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

Based on what all the currently submitted sources state. Until it can be clearly proven otherwise.

Smin’s mentioned the xray will be adjusted to survive 500m CE
So 100CE “Buff” sort of.

This does actually now meet ASPRO-HMT’s spec sheets standard when seen this way. It ignores all the sources and context that it’s designed in 2008 to fight in conflicts where modern ATGMs and Tandem warheads are around, but ASPRO claims to defeat RPG. PG-7VL is 500MM CE so we do now defeat RPGs at least.

ASPRO Claims to defeat 0.3m AP, which the 30KE does technically do.

Until we can find sources explicitly stating the test methodology and the intended threats to defend against, this is accurate.

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As the first page stataes
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It is for evaluation of armoured vechicles. That schematic
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Was here only to show how it is measured, so STANAG 5 from the front and 30 degree to both sides
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Rafael are advertising the armour itself not the armour and vehicle which means the armour itself has to meet the STANAG5 standard not the Armour and the vehicle.

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I do wonder what the Level 1-4 is directing at. Is the Level 5, just the 30 degree cone? What is the 1-4 showing?

Wait a CE buff

It is all around the vechicle, so it provides STANAG 4 all around, and STANAG 5 from the front

The other sources in the report cite the same

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Again, until there is clear evidence of a different method of calculation, this value is correct in game.

The back board stops the round as well, so the developers are saying this is part of the ASPRO-HMT package.

400 → 500

Well, here are some bullets, might help
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And even in the STANAG file, table with what was used on that vechicle
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X-ray CE protection will be correctly specified.

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That’s why this is the round used

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@Smin1080p Just want to point out, this error:
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Protection against…? haha

This issue is present in Xray of CR2 OES.

Which it’s not because the back board is seen with other packages and is not from Rafael

Excellent

These will be fixed in the future with the model update.

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If anyone want to read

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We also need to rectify the blocks being modelled as one tile which they are not it’s multiple tiles inside each block

That’s not something I’ve been able to confirm. The back boards of Mk3 bulldog and Warrior both appear the same except for shape. There’s every likelihood the ASPRO-HMT package is tested with the mount as you can’t put it on a tank without a mount.