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Challenger 2larger figure on 4 of 4
L9 bar minelarger figure on 0 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single sourceGun forward
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Challenger 2 | L9 bar mine |
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| Type | Main battle tank[source] | Anti-tank blast mine[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | United Kingdom[source] |
| In service | 1998–present[source] | 1969–present[source] |
| Used by | British Army Royal Army of Oman Ukrainian Ground Forces[source] | — |
| Wars |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
8.3 m (27 ft 3 in), 13.5 m (44 ft 3 in) gun forward[source]
Length
Single source120 centimetres (47 in)[source]
Mass
Single sourceBase mass; excludes the separately stated 75-tonne add-on armour configuration
Single sourcewith combat armour modules
Single source64 t (63 long tons ; 71 short tons ), 75 t (74 long tons; 83 short tons) with combat armour modules[source]
Mass
Single source11 kilograms (24 lb)[source]
commander, gunner, loader–operator, driver
Single sourceCommander, loader, gunner and driver
Single source4 (commander, gunner, loader–operator, driver)[source]
Maximum; Maximum road speed
Single sourceMaximum; Off-road
Single sourceMaximum; On road
Single source37 mph (59 km/h) on-road, 25 mph (40 km/h) off-road[source]
Operational; off-road on internal fuel
Single sourceOperational; On road
Single sourceRoad range; internal fuel
Single source550 km (340 mi) on-road, 250 km (160 mi) off-road on internal fuel[source]
Perkins CV12-6A V12 diesel 26.1 L (1,590 cu in)
Single sourcePerkins CV12-6A V12 diesel 26.1 L (1,590 cu in) 1,200–1,500 bhp (890–1,120 kW)[source]
Filling weight
Single source8.4 kilograms (19 lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
UNMIBH Kosovo War Iraq War Russo-Ukrainian War[source]
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| Designer | Vickers Defence Systems[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1986–1993[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Alvis plc Vickers plc BAE Systems Land & Armaments[source] | — |
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| Unit cost | £4,217,000 (FY 1999)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1990 (prototypes) 1993–2002 (main production)[source] | — |
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| No. built | about 447[source] | — |
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| Armour | Chobham / Dorchester Level 2 (classified)[source] | — |
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| Main armament | L30A1 120 mm rifled gun with 47 rounds[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | 7.62 mm coaxial L94A1 chain gun 7.62 mm L37A2 loader–operator hatch machine gun[source] | — |
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| Power/weight | 18.7 hp/t (13.9 kW/t) at 64 t; 16 hp/t (11.9 kW/t) at 75 t[source] | — |
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| Transmission | David Brown TN54E epicyclic transmission (6 fwd., 2 rev.)[source] | — |
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| Suspension | Hydropneumatic[source] | — |
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| Ground clearance | 0.5 m (1 ft 8 in)[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 1,592 litres (350 imp gal; 421 US gal)[source] | — |
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| Filling | — | TNT[source] |
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