The first and most preeminent of these is the Army’s main battle tank, the Challenger 2. The main role of the Challenger is for its crew – the commander, gunner, loader and driver – to find, take on and destroy enemy tanks. Challengers are operated by four of the British Army’s armoured regiments, based either at Tidworth in Wiltshire
The Challenger 2 has played an important role in opening the door to more advanced Western tanks being donated to Ukraine, but with only 14 of these advanced British tanks delivered to Kyiv, the
First published on Sat 14 Jan 2023 07.28 EST. Britain plans to send tanks to Ukraine, Rishi Sunak has confirmed, in a move that will heap further pressure on Germany to approve a wider delivery of
Germany ’s defence ministry has confirmed that 18 Leopard 2 tanks have been delivered to Ukraine after its soldiers received training in how to use them. Similarly, UK Challenger II tanks recently arrived in Ukraine and the first of Canada’s tanks have arrived in Poland. The Spanish government said in February that it woud send 10 Leopard 2
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