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| Specification | Challenger 2 | Type 15 tank |
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| Type | Main battle tank[source] | Light tank[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 1998–present[source] | — |
| Used by | British Army Royal Army of Oman Ukrainian Ground Forces[source] | See Operators[source] |
| Wars | UNMIBH Kosovo War Iraq War Russo-Ukrainian War |
8.3 m (27 ft 3 in), 13.5 m (44 ft 3 in) gun forward[source]
9.2公尺(含炮管)/ 車體長度7.5m[source]
Base mass; excludes the separately stated 75-tonne add-on armour configuration
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Single source64 t (63 long tons ; 71 short tons ), 75 t (74 long tons; 83 short tons) with combat armour modules[source]
28.5公吨（基甲状态）32.5公吨（标准附加反应装甲状态）35公吨（巷战套装，包括爆发侧裙板）[source]
commander, gunner, loader–operator, driver
Single sourceCommander, loader, gunner and driver
Single source4 (commander, gunner, loader–operator, driver)[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]
Operational; without external fuel drums
Single source469 kilometres (291 mi)(without external fuel drums)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Designer | Vickers Defence Systems[source] | 201st Research Institute[source] |
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| Designed | 1986–1993[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Alvis plc Vickers plc BAE Systems Land & Armaments[source] | Jianglu Electromachinery Baotou Tank Plant[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] | 1000+[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] | Remotely operated weapon station armed with coaxial 12.7mm machine gun and QLZ-04 automatic grenade launcher[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] | 30.30 hp/tonne 27.8 hp/tonne (Enhanced armor package installed)[source] |
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| Transmission | David Brown TN54E epicyclic transmission (6 fwd., 2 rev.)[source] | — |
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| Suspension | Hydropneumatic[source] | Hydropneumatic suspension[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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| Engine | — | Electronically controlled diesel engine 8V132 with fully-automatic transmission 1[source] |
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| Status | — | The Type 15 ( Chinese : 15式轻型坦克 ; pinyin : yīwǔ shì qīngxíng tǎnkè , also designated ZTQ15 ), codenamed the Black Panther ( Chinese : 黑豹 ; pinyin : hēi bào ), is a Chinese third generation light tank family operated by the People's Liberation Army Ground Force , People's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps , and People's Liberation Army Air Force Airborne Corps [source] |
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