Chieftain Mk 2

Chieftain Mk.2 First service model with 650 hp L60 Mk 4A2 engine, L11A2 or L11A3 main gun, NBC system fitted to rear of turret, revised turret stowage, one-piece commander's hatch cover, armour removed from searchlight cover, rigid flotation panels replaced by facility for deep wading, road speed 25mph, range 250miles, weight 51.5LT, first

The vehicle was officially approved for service on the May 1, 1963 with the name Chieftain. Mass-production started slowly with only 40 Mk.1 tanks being made - all these served as training vehicles for the new vehicle crews. The first truly mass-produced version was the Chieftain Mk.2, of which 532 were made. The first vehicle of this type

The Chieftain FV4201 was the main battle tank of the United Kingdom during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s Chieftain Mk2 was the first Chieftain tanks to enter general service in the Royal Armored Corps in 1967. The main feature of the Chieftain Mk2 was the Leyland L60 engine with 650 horsepower. The Mark 1 serve in 1 and 5 RTR as troop trials.

The main gun inside a Chieftain Tank Mk23 belonging to the Norfolk Tank Museum Two-part ammo storage bins inside the Chieftain Tank belonging to the Norfolk Tank Museum Gallery Al Khalid MBT jordanian Leany tank museum. Al-Khalid variant, also designated 4030P2J or Shir II. This JordanianIndian version has the same running gear as the

Chieftain Mk.2 trialled by the Dutch army, 1968. Netherlands One Chieftain was tested alongside a Leopard between 15 January and 22 March 1968 by the Detachement ter Beproeving van Voertuigen quotDetachment for Testing of Vehiclesquot of the Royal Netherlands Army the tank was allocated British registration number 03 EB 81 and Dutch number KZ-99-65.

The Chieftain Mk.2 is a Tier 3 progression Main Battle Tank under Marat Shishkin's dealership. Class Main Battle Tank Developed 1958-1963 Service 1963-1995 in the United Kingdom, ongoing elsewhere Vehicles Built cca 2200 Operators United Kingdom, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Oman and Kuwait Developed by Great Britain as a successor to the Centurion, this main battle tank was created as a response

The initial Chieftain production mark was the Mk 1 which served in 40 delivered examples utilized primarily for trials and tanker training beginning in 1965. The Mk 2 became the initial service-ready model and these were supplied with 650 horsepower Leyland engines.

The FV4201 Chieftain was the primary main battle tank MBT of the United Kingdom from the 1960s into 1990s. Introduced in 1967, it was among the most heavily armed MBTs at the time, mounting a 120 mm Royal Ordnance L11 gun, equivalent to the much larger specialist heavy tanks in service. It was also among the most heavily armoured, with up to 195 mm 7.7 in that was highly sloped to offer

The Mk 2 was the tank that went into full-scale production and entered service with the 11th Hussars and 17thamp21st Lancers being the first to receive the Chieftain, in 1967. It was fitted with NBC equipment in the turret and snorkel wading equipment instead of the originally proposed flotation device.

The FV4201 Chieftain was the main battle tank of the United Kingdom during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. The main battle tank was further improved by being the first tank in service to incorporate the Chobham armour upgrades. Chieftain Mk 2 - First service model with 650 hp engine. Chieftain Mk 3 - Extra equipment fitted giving rise to