Challenger 3 MBT - Technical Data and Discussion

@luque13
Well depends, the 130mm just might not series developed enough.
Besides that UK might not want to be the first to jump into the water cause of logistics etc.
Going from rifle barred to 130mm doesnt do the logistixs any good.

Germany can allow themself the buffer with the 2a8.
Thats why we already have a 130mm tank ordered to be in development now

I’m just saying keeping up with 130/140mm logistics, maybe after it becomes properly mainstream… oh wait, humans would have gone extinct by then… how unfortunate.

Saw this during the video released yesterday. Do these mean anything? “Warning, not armoured”


it just finsihed the second set of its trials

I think the meaning is quite clear

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Likely just testing the weight

No point armouring something thats not meant to go to battle yet

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It could have a few meanings mate

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It mean’s its just a “dummy” block for testing purposes, they put those on them so you don’t accidentally go to war with a bunch of fake armour blocks. Luckily for us in War Thunder it will probably provide 5mm KE regardless of being real or fake so it doesn’t matter we can use either.

The fact they have dummy blocks does make he think it may be ERA, as otherwise if its just NERA why not just use a real one, the main issue with ERA would be that it’s explosive.

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So if someone drops one when they’re practising installing and uninstalling them, there’s no risk it’s going to compromise the armour.
There are drill/ballast versions of the old Dorchester NERA blocks for peacetime training as well. They had a triangle in the middle of them that carried the same warning that they were not armour.

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I hope not considering relikt is already 1 or 2 generations old

So if anything this would actually prove they are (intended to be) armour, in case anyone had any doubts?

It will outperform everything:)

Based on info I have, it will have +/- 50mm more pen than M829A4, which sits at about 750mm.

Enjoy having a good round for once, thank BW for comissioning its development.

:)

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0 Chance we actually get DM83 in that case

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Lol yeah, we will never see it cus it might make BVMs and 90Ms shit themselves :P

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6 months after the T-14 gets added, maybe

No worries, its repayment for lending you guys the L7

“Heavy Armour Automotive Improvement Programme introduced a series of upgrades to the automotive system, including bringing Perkins CV12‑6A engine to common build standard. Options remain available should additional power be required in the future”

“Under HAAIP, engines rebuilt as 9A with electric cold start, common rail, turbocharger,
New cooling Fans & radiators, new Hydraulic Track Tensioners, 3rd Gen Hydrogas suspension, TN54 transmission new torque converter”

— Pollard

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sry but nothing will ever compare to the level of star trek era the russians have.

im surprised they havent come up with something that fires photon torpedoes.

You mean the way Gaijin models it or the way it actually is?

Edit: I think this is a Russian propaganda account or a fool that fell for the stuff Gaijin has been passively saying through the game for years. Either or, this is wrong.

Is the second part a direct quote from Pollard or just from Gabriele Molinelli on twitter?

https://x.com/Gabriel64869839/status/2014808356301550006