Challenger 3 MBT - Technical Data and Discussion

could also be last years one with a fresh coat of paint that theyve been using to test stuff

doubt, granades launchers are there, and look like they will sit there

Also looks like a bit more on the hull around the Driver’s hatch.

There anything on youtube at IAV2024?

hmmm idk its weird cause the ufp look taller, but there wouldnt be space for that. im calling it on this being the prototype theyve been using and the photo is just wacked

nope, its an add on, just like the plates on Cr2,and it is either a plate with a nice cover or a composite block

Doesn’t look like a plate looks like new composite array mounted on the internal plate. You notice it sits higher the and isn’t level with the hull front sides at the top

Dont you trust UK ability to cover plates?
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yea the whole ufp looks taller. like they decreased slope

Red part looks solid, so it might be a extension of the ufp
Blue part is where the bulge starts


Just like on the BN
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Something like that is there, but as a monoblock

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i mean wtf do they only show it on a tv screen? we need a real photo of it

specially with a measuring tape

oh yea they had to push the headlights to the side cause its too thick lol

it also seems to gain elevation in direction to the drivers hatch

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So imo the bock on the UFP will be counted into Farnham, so it will get EPSOM block on the LFP simmilar to DL2F l and above

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yep 100mm equivalent in gaijin primary sources

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Suprised will i be not


improved image provided by Roshindow, along with the CR2 Black Knight comparison:
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basically it’s a lot chonkier, the turret front is steeper and a little further forward

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I was going to say the turret face looks sharper lmao

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Thats helps, clearly there’s a revised bustle, looks as if the armour plate on the turret face entends right the way to the top or the turret, thickened UFP, obviously TOGS has gone.

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There’s no visible ‘secondary’ slope on the upper part of the strikeface too (i spent 3 minutes trying to remember that word).

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Composite probably goes right to the roof. Sides are steaper too, probably be a bit roomier for the crew

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