Oh, for sure.
Gaijin have done no tank as dirty as they did the challengers. Maaaybe the abrams and it’s outragerous turret ring.
There is zero technical reason to leave these issues outstanding. Zero.
The Abrams still has the 5 second reload for 18 rounds and has a better APFSDS and secondary shell (HEAT MP rather than HESH)
Also the Abrams is more mobile
Nothing crazy, but I haven’t seen this photo of the Chally 3 before, thought I’d share
The turret really is huge, its almost like a Vickers Mk.7
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Dementinally the turret roof is actually the same height (2.5m) but the Commanders sight is significantly taller. The turret bustle is only a little longer. We might get a turret stowage basket though, I believe the crew is loosing some stowage to make room for the ammo rack.
As I suspected, no LWS cameras
but they are there
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Also no Trophy
trophy’s probs a bolt on optional thing tbh I expect to see it come about when the tank enters its final stages or when the addon armour packages are finalised as its probs apart of some larger war kit
Plus its probs gonna be tested on Le Megatron
Knowing the UK we will have 10 and share them around ha ha
The tank is made to be fitted with Trophy, but not always fitted with it like the merkava
I believe the UK is initially buying 60 trophy systems, which can be fitted to the CR3 whenever they’re needed
They should probably buy a few more though
This is more well hidden than the competent members of the British government
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A hard kill APS system is part of the requirements set out by the MOD as part of the program. The ATDU haven’t had the tank for even 4 months yet. 1500hp is also part of the guidelines set out for the program. APS is fairly easy to bolt on and integrate into the systems of the tank as others have said and the 1500hp will be achieved with an upgraded turbo pack among other upgrades. I already said this months ago and I check back on this forum and see 50 odd replies arguing about it and saying that it’s not what’s in game
This isn’t directed at you Luque but my god you all need to read the title of the thread. the challenger 3TD in game is not what this thread is about. This thread is about the actual challenger 3. the 3TD is essentially just the 2LEP
Megatron has been retired and will be getting ready to be handed over to the tank museum. Megatron’s chassis is bent and so she cannot be upgraded to a challenger 3. I spoke to her commander at tankfest just gone in July
we will have to wait and see what the ATDU come up further down the line as they only received challenge 3 in late 2024. Between September and November time. I can’t remember which of the 3 months
Nah I ment to test the APS system on the Megatron but I guess what ever the ATDU yoinks for a future testing vehicle
What unholy things have they been doing to BEND the hull of a Challenger?
I can imagine the conversation…
‘We’re going to upgrade Megatron.’
‘Sorry Boss, we broke it. Driver Smith had a brain fart and decided to hoon around a Motocross track, jumps and all. Scared the crap out of the riders and we might have a banana-shaped hull as a result.’’
Honestly I have no idea but she’s an old girl and has gone through a lot. The gearbox testing for the new gearbox spec for challenger 3 for one. She had to pull the CRARRV as fast as she could across rough ground, there is a video on the ATDU twitter page of it
I do wish I had asked him how the hell they bent the chassis but honestly it could have just happened over time. Warped hulls could be crated over ten years of stressful testing or it might have been a single thing that did it. Regardless I am glad she is finally going to get some rest in the good hands of the tank museum
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So the government official who claimed it was 1200hp was just incorrect and it is certain to be 1500hp?
Here’s a little secret :
The british government has no idea what it’s doing most of the time.
As long as you dont’ intentionally mislead the house, you can say pretty much everything in there.
Taking that response in the HOC as gospel is… not wise.
Unfortunately gaijin don’t think like that, I wish they did