Challenger 3 MBT - Technical Data and Discussion

So that will be Farnham replacing DL1 and EPSOM replacing DL2.
Seems fine to me.

Does anyone know when the CR3 Proto is being unveiled? Can’t be that long now.

Any day now

Rumour is that something will be shown at IAV 2024, which starts Monday.

or do the sensible thing and use CV90.


New armour has been selected for the challenger 3

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So can we assume we are going to see basically Dorchester slapped onto the Cr3? This is including different kits by the way i.e 2E-2I.

Probably not theyre still testing the new external armour

In general though. Whenever EPSOM (or is it Farnham?) is tested then could we basically just see Dorchester level 3 kits like it’s level 2 progenitors?

Probably but we will have to wait and see

why is the reload so bad? is the reload time the same as the leopard 2a7?

Yes as same gun so same reload i guess

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Anybody at IAV2024?

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"Our second presentation takes place at 5pm in the Elgar Suite. Rory Breen, Sales Director at

@RheinmetallAG

Vehicle Systems International Division, will discuss #Challenger3: Delivering an upgraded Main Battle Tank #capability and bridging to the next generation combat system."

almost there


Interesting,

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Add on armour on the UFP, Cheeks look thiccer compared to base Cr2, new mantlet design, keeps the bulge over gun, sides seems to have space for armour

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Ngl was hoping for a more radical turret design this looks like CR2.1 you can tell there is something missing in the breach area and such

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GPMG mount for loader…no remote weapons gubbins here.

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without distortion

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kinda looks like theres something done to the ufp