Challenger 3 MBT - Technical Data and Discussion

huh, looks like additional plates on the turret face and sides, with a sensor mount top left and right, nifty
Is the CR3 getting LWS? cause those look like LWS sensors to me

Well its getting APS, so a LWS is gonna come with that surely. I don’t know for sure though.

yes

The extra plates aren’t too surprising, the first images of P1 didn’t have the turret roof armour, and you can see that where the studs were above the mantlet/breech translated to the additional roof plate we see on P2 that extends down towards the mantlet. Nice to have confirmation though

Looks like even more UFP addons too. On the model there’s a cut out for the drivers cameras, which does not appear on the prototypes we’ve seen

Is it actually confirmed getting APS? Cause I’m not seeing any APS on it. I think I can see the LWS on it but again, no APS. Is the MOD really skimping out on it? After Ukraine has proved it really needs to be something a modern MBT needs. Is it also getting a 1500hp upgrade or are we still having the same shitty engine.

Trophy won the contract for CR3’s APS and the process is ongoing: https://des.mod.uk/20-million-contract-awarded-by-des-marks-big-steps-towards-challenger3-missile-protection-system/

Engine changes are still up in the air afaik

I believe the plan was to make all CR3s compatible with APS, but buy less APS sets than tanks and only give out the APS kits when needed.

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yes its a war kit

Like with the abrams, the APS isn’t a standard thing, and is only added when needed. Under normal ops where no APS is needed, no APS is fitted, probably to save weight, Tropy is quite heavy (the “lighter” weight Trophy that was selected is 480KG, the original is nearly a double that)

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Is it weird how the CH3 looks like the Ariete PSO…

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https://x.com/RH_BAES_Land/status/1782336839006785658

The background to the left seems to have the TD turret? Seeing as there’s a CR2 turret behind it could be there as a “comparison” for the photos, CR2 > CR3(TD) > CR3(P), but it could also mean that the TD is being converted to the prototype spec?

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they will take whatever they can from the old models

The TD turret was taken off the hull and put on a turret stand even before the first prototype was unveiled.
There’s been photos of it dismounted on the stand since at least November last year

https://twitter.com/RH_BAES_Land/status/1729522950213165535

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Wonder when Gaijin will add the new prototype to the game.

L55A1 of CR3




CR3 prototype (DR94AA)


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The rotor is gone

You know what that means. Composite breech.

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Let me reword that in Gaijin language for you.

Challenger 3 breech will be 200mm of steel, no evidence of composite in breech.

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